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"Which-path information" and partial polarization in single-photon interference experiments

Quantum Physics 2012-06-05 v1
Authors: Mayukh Lahiri
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Abstract

It is shown that the degree of polarization of light, generated by superposition in a single-photon interference experiment, may depend on the indistinguishability of the photon-paths.

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polarization optics polarization quantum optics

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@article{arxiv.1101.4325,
  title  = {"Which-path information" and partial polarization in single-photon interference experiments},
  author = {Mayukh Lahiri},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1101.4325},
  year   = {2012}
}

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