Direct and indirect strategies for phase measurement

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dc.creatorFontenelle, Marcia T.
dc.creatorBraunstein, Samuel L.
dc.creatorSchleich, Wolfgang P.
dc.creatorHillery, Mark
dc.date1997-12-16
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T06:14:39Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T06:14:39Z
dc.descriptionRecently, Torgerson and Mandel [Phys. Rev. Lett. 76, 3939 (1996)] have reported a disagreement between two schemes for measuring the phase difference of a pair of optical fields. We analyze these schemes and derive their associated phase-difference probability distributions, including both their strong and weak field limits. Our calculation confirms the main point of Torgerson and Mandel of the non-uniqueness of an operational definition of the phase distribution. We further discuss the role of postselection of data and argue that it cannot meaningfully improve the sensitivity.
dc.descriptionRevTeX + 3 postscript figures, 11 pages, submitted to Physical Review A
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9712032
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9712032
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/93541
dc.subjectQuantum Physics
dc.titleDirect and indirect strategies for phase measurement
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