Abstract
Quantum backflow is a counterintuitive phenomenon in which a forward-propagating quantum particle propagates locally backwards. The actual counter-propagation property associated with this delicate interference phenomenon has not been observed to date in any field of physics, to the best of our knowledge. Here, we report the observation of an analog optical effect, namely, transverse optical backflow where a beam of light propagating to a specific transverse direction is measured locally to propagate in the opposite direction. This observation is relevant to any physical system supporting coherent waves.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 72-76 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Optica |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| State | Published - 2020 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics