Understanding interference experiments with polarized light through photon trajectories
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2010
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Bohmian mechanics allows to visualize and understand the quantum-mechanical behavior of massive particles in terms of trajectories. As shown by Bialynicki-Birula, Electromagnetism also admits a hydrodynamical formulation when the existence of a wave function for photons (properly defined) is assumed. This formulation thus provides an alternative interpretation of optical phenomena in terms of photon trajectories, whose flow yields a pictorial view of the evolution of the electromagnetic energy density in configuration space. This trajectory-based theoretical framework is considered here to study and analyze the outcome from Young-type diffraction experiments within the context of the Arago-Fresnel laws. More specifically, photon trajectories in the region behind the two slits are obtained in the case where the slits are illuminated by a polarized monochromatic plane wave. Expressions to determine electromagnetic energy flow lines and photon trajectories within this scenario are provide...d, as well as a procedure to compute them in the particular case of gratings totally transparent inside the slits and completely absorbing outside them. As is shown, the electromagnetic energy flow lines obtained allow to monitor at each point of space the behavior of the electromagnetic energy flow and, therefore, to evaluate the effects caused on it by the presence (right behind each slit) of polarizers with the same or different polarization axes. This leads to a trajectory-based picture of the Arago-Fresnel laws for the interference of polarized light.
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Maxwell equations / Photon wave function / Hydrodynamic formulation of Electromagnetism / Electromagnetic energy flow line / Photon trajectory / Bohmian mechanics / Quantum trajectoryИзвор:
Annals of Physics, 2010, 325, 4, 763-784Финансирање / пројекти:
- Квантна и оптичка интерферометрија (RS-MESTD-MPN2006-2010-141003)
DOI: 10.1016/j.aop.2009.12.005
ISSN: 0003-4916
WoS: 000275382500003
Scopus: 2-s2.0-77149135722
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GraFarTY - JOUR AU - Sanz, Angel S. AU - Davidović, Milena AU - Božić, Mirjana AU - Miret-Artes, Salvador PY - 2010 UR - https://grafar.grf.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/294 AB - Bohmian mechanics allows to visualize and understand the quantum-mechanical behavior of massive particles in terms of trajectories. As shown by Bialynicki-Birula, Electromagnetism also admits a hydrodynamical formulation when the existence of a wave function for photons (properly defined) is assumed. This formulation thus provides an alternative interpretation of optical phenomena in terms of photon trajectories, whose flow yields a pictorial view of the evolution of the electromagnetic energy density in configuration space. This trajectory-based theoretical framework is considered here to study and analyze the outcome from Young-type diffraction experiments within the context of the Arago-Fresnel laws. More specifically, photon trajectories in the region behind the two slits are obtained in the case where the slits are illuminated by a polarized monochromatic plane wave. Expressions to determine electromagnetic energy flow lines and photon trajectories within this scenario are provided, as well as a procedure to compute them in the particular case of gratings totally transparent inside the slits and completely absorbing outside them. As is shown, the electromagnetic energy flow lines obtained allow to monitor at each point of space the behavior of the electromagnetic energy flow and, therefore, to evaluate the effects caused on it by the presence (right behind each slit) of polarizers with the same or different polarization axes. This leads to a trajectory-based picture of the Arago-Fresnel laws for the interference of polarized light. T2 - Annals of Physics T1 - Understanding interference experiments with polarized light through photon trajectories EP - 784 IS - 4 SP - 763 VL - 325 DO - 10.1016/j.aop.2009.12.005 ER -
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Sanz, A. S., Davidović, M., Božić, M.,& Miret-Artes, S.. (2010). Understanding interference experiments with polarized light through photon trajectories. in Annals of Physics, 325(4), 763-784. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aop.2009.12.005
Sanz AS, Davidović M, Božić M, Miret-Artes S. Understanding interference experiments with polarized light through photon trajectories. in Annals of Physics. 2010;325(4):763-784. doi:10.1016/j.aop.2009.12.005 .
Sanz, Angel S., Davidović, Milena, Božić, Mirjana, Miret-Artes, Salvador, "Understanding interference experiments with polarized light through photon trajectories" in Annals of Physics, 325, no. 4 (2010):763-784, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aop.2009.12.005 . .