Coherence and Statistical Properties of a Two-Mode Laser Beam
- 28 October 1966
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B
- Vol. 150 (4) , 1054-1059
- https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.150.1054
Abstract
The first- and second-order correlation functions for the field obtained by the superposition of two laser modes through a Young's experiment are discussed both experimentally and theoretically. An electronic method we have developed for measuring certain values of the second-order correlation is contrasted with the method based on photon counting. It is shown that, in some cases, interference experiments may have advantages over the photocounting technique.Keywords
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