Experimental test of the de Broglie guided-wave theory for photons
L. J. Wang, X. Y. Zou, L. Mandeļ · Physical Review Letters · 1991
A two-photon interference experiment has been carried out, based on an idea recently proposed by Croca, Garuccio, Lepore, and Moreira. The experiment is designed to test a prediction of the de Broglie guided-wave theory, according to which the waves have a physical reality in addition to yielding photon detection probabilities. The results clearly contradict the de Broglie theory, but are consistent with conventional quantum mechanics.