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We study experimentally and theoretically the influence of light polarization on the interference patterns behind a diffracting grating. Different states of polarization and configurations are considered. The experiments are analyzed in terms of electromagnetic energy (EME) flow lines, which can be eventually identified with the paths followed by photons. This gives rise to a novel trajectory interpretation of the Arago–Fresnel laws for polarized light, which we compare with interpretations based on the concept of “which-way” (or “which-slit”) information.
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Božić, M., Davidović, M., Dimitrova, T.L. et al. Generalized Arago–Fresnel laws: the EME-flow-line description. J Russ Laser Res 31, 117–128 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10946-010-9131-9
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