Nth-order coherence of thermal light

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dc.contributor.authorLiu, Jianbin
dc.contributor.authorShih, Yanhua
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-28T16:10:32Z
dc.date.issued2009-02-18
dc.description.abstractThis paper presents a unified theory for the 𝑁⁢th-order (𝑁⩾1) coherence of thermal light. We wish to show that the 𝑁⁢th-order coherence or correlation of thermal light is the result of 𝑁⁢-photon interference, which involves the superposition of 𝑁⁢-photon probability amplitudes, corresponding to different yet indistinguishable ways of triggering a 𝑁⁢-photon joint detection event. The near-field third-order spatial coherence of thermal light is calculated and its use suggested for verifying the 𝑁⁢-photon interference theory.
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors wish to thank M. H. Rubin, J. P. Simon, J. M. Wen, G. Q. Zhang, and Y. Zhou for helpful discussions and suggestions. This research was partially supported by the U.S. AFOSR and ARO-MURI program. J.B.L. acknowledges his partial support from the China Scholarship Council.
dc.description.urihttps://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.79.023819
dc.format.extent15 pages
dc.genrejournal articles
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m27xlc-7lge
dc.identifier.citationLiu, Jianbin, and Yanhua Shih. “Nth-Order Coherence of Thermal Light.” Physical Review A 79, no. 2 (2009): 023819. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.79.023819.
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.79.023819
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/39992
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAPS
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dc.rights©2009 American Physical Society.
dc.titleNth-order coherence of thermal light
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