INTERFERENCE IN THE SINGLE-PHOTON REGIME BEATS WITH 2 ORTHOGONALLY POLARIZED LASER MODES

Authors
HARIHARAN P BROWN N SANDERS BC
Citation
P. Hariharan et al., INTERFERENCE IN THE SINGLE-PHOTON REGIME BEATS WITH 2 ORTHOGONALLY POLARIZED LASER MODES, J. mod. opt., 40(8), 1993, pp. 1573-1580
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
J. mod. opt. → ACNP
ISSN journal
09500340
Volume
40
Issue
8
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1573 - 1580
Database
ISI
SICI code
0950-0340(1993)40:8<1573:IITSRB>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
The two orthogonally polarized modes of a Zeeman laser can be combined at a polarizing beam-splitter to produce two outputs at the differenc e frequency. This paper presents some observations on these beats in t he classical limit and in the single photon regime, where the mean sep aration of the photons exceeds the optical path length, and discusses their implications.