Multipath wave-particle duality with a path detector in a quantum superposition

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作者
Siddiqui, Mohd Asad [1 ]
Qureshi, Tabish [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Elect Sci & Technol China, Inst Fundamental & Frontier Sci, Chengdu 610051, Peoples R China
[2] Ctr Theoret Phys, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 110025, India
基金
国家重点研发计划;
关键词
A-particles - Choice experiments - Distinguishability - Multi-path interference - Multipath waves - Quantum superpositions - Two paths;
D O I
10.1103/PhysRevA.103.022219
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
According to Bohr's principle of complementarity, a quanton can behave either as a wave or a particle, depending on the choice of the experimental setup. Some recent two-path interference experiments have devised methods where one can have a quantum superposition of the two choices, thus indicating that a quanton may be in a superposition of wave and particle natures. These experiments have been of interest from the point of view of Wheeler's delayed-choice experiment. However, it has also been claimed that this experiment can violate complementarity. Here we theoretically analyze a multipath interference experiment that has a which-path detector in a quantum superposition of being present and absent. We show that a tight multipath wave-particle duality relation is respected in all such situations, and complementarity holds well. The apparent violation of complementarity may be due to incorrect evaluation of path distinguishability in such scenarios.
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