Published January 2002
| Version v1
Journal article
Quantum statistics can suppress classical interference
Creators
- 1. Department of Physical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, College Lane, Hatfield AL10 9AB (United Kingdom)
Description
Classical optical interference experiments correspond to a measurement of the first-order correlation function of the electromagnetic field. The converse of this statement: experiments that measure the first-order correlation functions do not distinguish between the quantum and classical theories of light, does not always hold. A counterexample is given
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1103/PhysRevA.65.013809;
- arXiv
- arXiv:quant-ph/0110066v1;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review. A
- Journal Volume
- 65
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 013809-013809.4
- ISSN
- 1050-2947
- CODEN
- PLRAAN
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 36027505
- Subject category
- S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- CORRELATION FUNCTIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; INTERFERENCE; MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETER; OPTICS; QUANTUM MECHANICS; STATISTICS; VISIBLE RADIATION
- Descriptors DEC
- ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; FUNCTIONS; INTERFEROMETERS; MATHEMATICS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MECHANICS; RADIATIONS
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2001 The American Physical Society