Wave-Particle Duality Controlled by Single-Photon Self-Entanglement

• DOI: 10.1364/cleo_qels.2020.fth4d.7
• Publication Date: 2020-09-15T16:01:24Z
• Authors: X.-F. Qian; K. Konthasinghe; S. K. Manikandan; D. Spiecker; A.N. Vamivakas; J.H. Eberly
• Keywords: Duality (order theory); Quantum sensor; Wave–particle duality; Photon entanglement

We experimentally observe that quantum duality of a single photon is controlled by its self-entanglement through three-way coherence identity V 2 + D +C = 1. Here V, D, C represent waveness, particleness, and respectively.