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