QUANTUM CARPETS / TALBOT EFFECT
Grating slits N
8
Slit width a/d
0.3
Wavelength λ
1.0
Z range (Talbot)
4
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Mode: Intensity
Talbot length: Z_T = 2d²/λ
Fractional: Z = p/q · Z_T
Self-images: Z = n·Z_T
Talbot effect (1836): gratings self-image at z=Z_T=2d²/λ. Quantum carpets show fractal structure at irrational z/Z_T.