Beamsplitter Experiment

Experiment: Anticorrelation parameter for single-arm of the down-converted light source

Figure of the experimental setup from the paper by B. J. Pearson and D. P. Jackson, "A hands-on introduction to single photons and quantum mechanics for undergraduates," Am. J. Phys. 78 471 (2010).

Benchmark Data - The results of the first set-up

Data taken at a 40-inch separation between the BBO crystal and A/B dectors.

B/C detector anticorrelation: down-converted light.

For comparison, Pearson and Jackson's results for B/C detector anticorrelation: