NONLOCAL EFFECTS IN PROPAGATION THROUGH ABSORBING MEDIA

被引:29
作者
JEFFERS, J
BARNETT, SM
机构
[1] Department of Physics and Applied Physics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G4 0NG
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PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1993年 / 47卷 / 04期
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D O I
10.1103/PhysRevA.47.3291
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O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We investigate the nonlocal effects of dispersion and loss on entangled photon pairs. These effects modify the coincidence properties in fourth-order interference. Absorption can increase or decrease the width of coincidence-count distributions. It can also wash out fourth-order interference by providing ''which-way'' information.
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页码:3291 / 3298
页数:8
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