An information entropy interpretation of photon absorption by dielectric media

We measured photon absorption in dielectric media and proposed the photon-version Beer-Lambert's law to quantify the absorption. We used a Hong-Ou-Mandel interferometer and 810 nm twin-photons. We found that the depth ratio of the null point in the interference patterns of the interferometer ag...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2019-07
Main Authors: Han, Sung Wook, Kim Myung-Whun
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bouguer law
Entropy (Information theory)
Photon absorption
Photons
Statistical analysis
Statistical methods
Statistical models
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Summary:We measured photon absorption in dielectric media and proposed the photon-version Beer-Lambert's law to quantify the absorption. We used a Hong-Ou-Mandel interferometer and 810 nm twin-photons. We found that the depth ratio of the null point in the interference patterns of the interferometer agreed with the classical transmittance of the samples. We established a statistical model of the photon absorption process and proposed an information entropy interpretation to understand the meaning of the Beer-Lambert law. Comparisons of the results of the photon absorption experiments with classical experiments demonstrate the validity of our model and interpretation.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.1907.03073