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Modelling incoherent sources
Suppose some (coherent) light propagates onto a one-dimensional barrier with two open slits, each of length $\delta$ and separated by a distance $s$ (we can assume the centroid is known and placed at $...
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What does it imply when we say that the waves are perfectly correlated?
I am having a hard time understanding difference between correlation and coherence. I got a nice answer for coherence here- Are two waves being in phase is the same as saying that the two waves are ...
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How to scale Poissonian light?
In quantum optics, coherent light with constant frequency, phase, and amplitude shows poissonian photon number statistics:
$$P(n) = \frac{\bar{n}^{n}}{n!}e^{-\bar{n}}.$$
A well-known result for ...
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State emitting from an extended thermal source
This calculation is for a double slit experiment setup which is experiencing a far field radiation from an extended monochromatic thermal source. I assume the source is 1-D and it's length is $b$. ...
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