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European Journal of Physics

Interactive screen experiments with single photons

Patrick Bronner, Andreas Strunz, Christine Silberhorn, Jan-Peter Meyn

Published Feb 9, 2009• 34 citations
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Abstract

Single photons are used for fundamental quantum physics experiments as well as for applications. Originally being a topic of advance courses, such experiments are increasingly a subject of undergraduate courses. We provide interactive screen experiments (ISE) for supporting the work in a real laboratory, and for students who do not have access to a quantum optics laboratory. The main focus of the ISE is on undergraduate education, but some of the experiments are suitable for other levels of higher education as well.

DOI
10.1088/0143-0807/30/2/014

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