Measurement-Dependent Erasure of Distinguishability for the Observation of Interference in an Unbalanced SU(1,1) Interferometer
Nan Huo, Liang Cui, Yunxiao Zhang, Wen Zhao, Xueshi Guo, Z.Y. Ou, Xiaoying Li
Abstract
The temporal distinguishability in an unbalanced interferometer leads to the erasure of interference in the direct photodetection which can be recovered via amplitude measurement by homodyne detection.
Topics & Concepts
ErasureInterferometryInterference (communication)PhysicsOpticsComputer scienceTelecommunicationsChannel (broadcasting)Programming languageQuantum Information and CryptographyQuantum optics and atomic interactionsCold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates