On The Number-Phase Uncertainty Relationship For A Laser Conference Paper uri icon

abstract

  • The number-phase uncertainty relationship satisfied by laser light is derived and found to be very nearly DELTA n DELTA PHI equals 1/2. This relation is of interest due to a calculation which relates the deviation of laser light from a minimum uncertainty state to the quantum noise limit on the performance of ring laser gyroscopes. (Author abstract. )

name of conference

  • Physics of Optical Ring Gyros

published proceedings

  • Proceedings of SPIE--the International Society for Optical Engineering

author list (cited authors)

  • Pedrotti, L. M., Sanders, V., & Scully, M. O.

complete list of authors

  • Pedrotti, LM||Sanders, V||Scully, MO

editor list (cited editors)

  • Jacobs, S. F., Killpatrick, J. E., Sanders, V. E., Sargent III, M., Scully, M. O., & Simpson, J. H.