DocumentCode :
2252632
Title :
Fluctuations in a two-way interferometer
Author :
Huang, Jie-Hui ; Zhu, Shi-Yao
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Hong Kong Baptist Univ., Hong Kong
fYear :
2007
fDate :
26-31 Aug. 2007
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
2
Abstract :
One Hermitian operator and one non-Hermitian operator are introduced for the predictability and visibility in a two-way interferometer. The sum of the variances of the predictability and visibility is used to measure the uncertainty, which is linked to the complementarity relation through the equation, (DeltaP)2 + (DeltaVf)2 + P2 + V2 = 2.
Keywords :
Hermitian matrices; light interferometry; Hermitian operator; fringe visibility; interference pattern; nonHermitian operator; predictability; two-way interferometer; uncertainty; Equations; Error analysis; Fluctuations; Interference; Measurement uncertainty; Phase detection; Physics; Probability distribution;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics - Pacific Rim, 2007. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1173-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1174-0
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2007.4391759
Filename :
4391759
Link To Document :
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