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A single photon is described as a wave packet rather than an infinite plane wave
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Modern quantum optics consistently models single photons as localized wave packets rather than infinite plane waves to accurately describe their temporal and spatial dynamics.

Evidence for · 5
Gaussian-wave-packet model for single-photon generation based on cavity quantum electrodynamics under adiabatic and nonadiabatic conditions
2021 · cited by 14
The study utilizes a Gaussian wave-packet model to analyze single-photon generation under various conditions.
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The retrieved literature extensively discusses single photons and biphotons in terms of wave-packet models, spatial-temporal structures, and localized waveform measurements, supporting the claim that they are described as wave packets.

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Capturing the spectrotemporal structure of a biphoton wave packet with delay-line-anode single-photon imagers.
2024 · cited by 4
Research focuses on capturing the spectrotemporal structure of a biphoton wave packet using advanced single-photon detectors.
Ultrafast measurement of a single-photon wave packet using an optical Kerr gate.
2022 · cited by 4
Demonstrates the ultrafast measurement of a single-photon wave packet with high temporal resolution using an optical Kerr gate.
Controllable single-photon wave packet scattering in two-dimensional resonator array by a giant atom
2024 · cited by 3
Analyzes the dynamical scattering of a single-photon wave packet coupled to a resonator array.
Manipulation of Single-Photon Wave Packets Via Kerr-Nonlinear Refractive Index Fronts
2023 · cited by 2
Demonstrates the manipulation of single-photon wave packets using Kerr-nonlinear refractive index fronts.
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judged → SUPPORTED · 8204 Aug 2026
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