Quantum Anatomy of the Classical Interference of n-Photon States in a Mach-Zehnder Interferometer

In this work we present the theory for the quantum interference of states with an arbitrary number of photons in a Mach-Zehnder interferometer. We express the mathematical description of the interference in an algebraic way. We show the interference pattern of an average of a n photons input state c...

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Published in:Journal of physics. Conference series 2016-03, Vol.698 (1), p.12015
Main Authors: Ramírez-Cruz, N, Bastarrachea-Magnani, M A, Velázquez, V
Format: Article
Language:English
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Interference
Mach-Zehnder interferometers
Photons
Physics
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Summary:In this work we present the theory for the quantum interference of states with an arbitrary number of photons in a Mach-Zehnder interferometer. We express the mathematical description of the interference in an algebraic way. We show the interference pattern of an average of a n photons input state corresponds to the classical interference pattern, which tells us the last comes from a quantum interference statistical average. Then, we propose to use this scheme to study the statistical transition from quantum to classical interference.
ISSN:1742-6588
1742-6596
1742-6596
DOI:10.1088/1742-6596/698/1/012015