Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jun 5, 2026

Fabrication and Characterization of Disordered Polymer Optical Fibers for Transverse Anderson Localization of Light
Published on: July 29, 2013
Quantum correlations in two-particle Anderson localization
Yoav Lahini1, Yaron Bromberg, Demetrios N Christodoulides
1Department of Physics of Complex Systems, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
Abstract:
We predict quantum correlations between noninteracting particles evolving simultaneously in a disordered medium. While the particle density follows the single-particle dynamics and exhibits Anderson localization, the two-particle correlation develops unique features that depend on the quantum statistics of the particles and their initial separation. On short time scales, the localization of one particle becomes dependent on whether or not the other particle is localized. On long time scales, the localized particles show oscillatory correlations within the localization length. These effects can be observed in Anderson localization of nonclassical light and ultracold atoms.
Related Concept Videos
First Law: Particles in Two-dimensional Equilibrium
Newton's first law tells us about the...
The Quantum-Mechanical Model of an Atom
Hybridization of Atomic Orbitals II
Molecular Orbital Theory II
Molecular Orbital Theory I
First Law: Particles in One-dimensional Equilibrium

