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Includes bibliography.
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Florida Atlantic University
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2019
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2019
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Quantum Mechanics is a dificult and unintuitive theory for undergraduate students to understand, but a lab in which students directly observe quantum phenomena will help students understand the theory. Utilizing a relatively simple setup it is possible to reproduce a large number of foundational single-photon experiments. The lab employs correlated photon pairs to simulate single photons. With this setup students are able to verify first-hand the existence of photons through the Hanbury Brown-Twiss experiment and the wave-like behavior of light through single-photon interference in a Mach-Zehnder interferometer. I have also created informative visualizations that aid in the understanding of the counter-intuitive nature of quantum mechanics and the laboratory setup. More experiments could be added to this curriculum with relative ease highlighting other aspects of quantum mechanics.
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36 p.
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FAUHT00077
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Includes bibliography.
Thesis (B.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, 2019.
FAU Honors Theses Digital Collection
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2019
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2019
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2019
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2019
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2019
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FAUHT00077
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Attributed name: Florida Atlantic University
Attributed name: Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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Gorski, David
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36 p.
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A QUANTUM OPTICS LAB USING PHOTON PAIRS
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2019
2019
Florida Atlantic University
Jupiter, Florida
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Florida Atlantic University Libraries
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Jupiter, Florida
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Digital Library
Title
A QUANTUM OPTICS LAB USING PHOTON PAIRS
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A QUANTUM OPTICS LAB USING PHOTON PAIRS