arXiv:1603.08607

Comments on the two-photon interferometry

Fujio Shimizu

Published Mar 29, 2016• 0 citations

Abstract

In this article we try to describe the physics of a standard optical interferometer fed by "quantum" photons in terms of primitive, nevertheless accurate formulation. We derive explicit interferene patterns and show how they vary depending on the input photon state.

DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.1603.08607

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