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Coherence and path indistinguishability for the interference of multiple single-mode fields

Quantum Physics 2020-08-17 v1

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.

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@article{arxiv.2008.06336,
  title  = {Coherence and path indistinguishability for the interference of multiple single-mode fields},
  author = {Rathindra Nath Das and Sobhan Kumar Sounda},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2008.06336},
  year   = {2020}
}

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(10 pages, 1 figure)

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