The origin of indistinguishability of quantum features in an interferometric system

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2110.14244v1
• Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 08:01:50 GMT
• Title: The origin of indistinguishability of quantum features in an interferometric system
• Authors: Byoung S. Ham
• Abstract summary: The origin of photon bunching on a beam splitter is in the indistinguishable characteristics between coincident photons. A strong mutual phase dependency is the essential requirement for the nonclassical feature of photon bunching. On behalf of a coherent model with a single input-port BS system, an extended scheme of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer is analyzed.
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• Abstract: One of the most fundamental quantum features is the two-photon intensity correlation on a beam splitter, resulting in photon bunching into either output port. According to the conventional understanding of quantum mechanics, the origin of photon bunching on a beam splitter is in the indistinguishable characteristics between coincident photons, resulting in destructive quantum interference even without a clear definition of phase information of the paired photons. Here, a completely different approach is presented for the same quantum feature, where a strong mutual phase dependency is the essential requirement for the nonclassical feature of photon bunching. This definite phase relationship is now understood as the origin of this quantum feature resulting from the phase-basis superposition of the photon-BS system, resulting in photon indistinguishability. On behalf of a coherent model with a single input-port BS system, an extended scheme of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer is additionally analyzed for the validity of forbidden phase-basis superposition in the quantum feature.

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