The single-slit diffraction pattern is recast as the squared projection of the photon state onto the detector-coupled bright mode, with minima corresponding to photons in undetectable dark modes.
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Quantum Origin of Diffraction from Bright and Dark States
The single-slit diffraction pattern is recast as the squared projection of the photon state onto the detector-coupled bright mode, with minima corresponding to photons in undetectable dark modes.