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\subsection{The double-slit experiment}\label{ssec:double_slit} %
Thomas Young first performed the double-slit experiment in 1801 to demonstrate the
principle of interference of light \cite{britannica:2023:young}, while postulating
light as waves rather than particles. The double-slit experiment gives a diffraction
pattern, where constructive interference of light result in bright spots, and destructive
interference result in dark spots.
light as waves rather than particles. The double-slit experiment result in a diffraction
pattern on a detector screen, where constructive interference of light result in
bright spots, and destructive interference result in dark spots as showed in Figure
\ref{fig:youngs_double_slit}.
\begin{figure}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{images/youngs_double_slit.pdf}
\caption{The setup of Thomas Young's double slit experiment, where $S_{0}$ denotes
the light source, $S_{1}$ and $S_{2}$ denotes the slits in the wall.}
\label{fig:youngs_double_slit}
\end{figure}
After the wave passes through the two slits, the pattern observed is determined by
the path difference determined by
\begin{align*}
\delta = d \sin (\theta) = m \lambda \ ,
\end{align*}
where $\lambda$ is the wavelength and $m$ is called the order number. $d$ is the
distance between the center of the two slits, assuming that the distance between
the wall and the detector screen $L >> \delta$ \cite[p. 6]{mit:2004:physics}. In
this case, we observe constructive interference when
\begin{align*}
\delta = m \lambda && m = 0, \pm 1, \pm 2 \dots \ ,
\end{align*}
and destructive interference when
\begin{align*}
\delta = (m + \frac{1}{2}) \lambda && m = 0, \pm 1, \pm 2 \dots \ ,
\end{align*}
% Something about Heisenberg uncertainty principle
\subsection{Implementation}\label{ssec:implementation} %