Schools Universities with double-slit experiment?

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Several universities in the US and Europe are known to have equipment for the double-slit experiment, often used for undergraduate demonstrations and experimental purposes. This experiment typically requires just a laser, making it accessible for many colleges and universities. Participants in the discussion mention that even smaller institutions with limited resources conduct the double-slit experiment in their physics labs, although it may not be emphasized in lectures. A specific interest is expressed in setups capable of emitting single photons, electrons, or larger molecules like buckyballs to demonstrate interference patterns, highlighting the advanced capabilities some institutions might have for more intricate quantum experiments.
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I have read that some universities with strong physics programs have equipment setup for the double-slit experiment in order to occasionally demonstrate to undergraduates and for experimental purposes. Does anyone know which universities these might be in the US and Europe?
 
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AFAIK, we use that setup as an undergraduate lab.
 
All you need for that is a laser; anyone can do it, including all colleges and universities.
 
Yea I go to a small university with a small physics department and we do that experiment in our Physics II lab, even though we don't even mention anything about it in lecture.


Sad part is that I actually had to go look at my lab manual to see if we did it >_>. I remember doing a lab on slits but that's about all I remember.

Sadder part is that the lab was about a month or two ago.
 
I should have been more specific. I mean the capability to emit a single photon, electron, buckyball etc etc and still demonstrate an interference pattern through the slits.
 

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