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Coherence and Path Indistinguishability for the Interference of Multiple Single-mode Fields
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: Received: 10 August 2020 / Approved: 12 August 2020 / Online: 12 August 2020 (10:06:29 CEST)
How to cite: Das, R.; Sounda, S.K. Coherence and Path Indistinguishability for the Interference of Multiple Single-mode Fields. Preprints 2020, 2020080280 Das, R.; Sounda, S.K. Coherence and Path Indistinguishability for the Interference of Multiple Single-mode Fields. Preprints 2020, 2020080280
Abstract
A well known result for the interference of two single-mode fields is that the degree of coherence and the degree of indistinguishablity are same when we consider the detection of a single photon. In this article we present the relation between degree of coherence, path indistinguishability and the fringe visibility considering interference of multiple number of single-mode fields while being interested in the detection of a single photon only . We will also mention how Born’s rule of interference for multiple sources is reflected in these results.
Keywords
single-mode field interference; coherence; Path indistinguishability; Fringe visibility; Quantum Optics
Subject
Physical Sciences, Optics and Photonics
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