On The Number-Phase Uncertainty Relationship For A Laser
Abstract
In these notes the number-phase uncertainty relationship satisfied by laser light is derived and found to be very nearly AnAΦ = 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.
- Publication:
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Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Conference Series
- Pub Date:
- October 1984
- DOI:
- Bibcode:
- 1984SPIE..487...39P
- Keywords:
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- Laser Gyroscopes;
- Laser Outputs;
- Laser Stability;
- Phase Shift;
- Quantum Statistics;
- Ring Lasers;
- Coherent Light;
- Gyroscopic Stability;
- Quantum Mechanics;
- Lasers and Masers