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The first- and second-order temporal interference between thermal and laser light

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arxiv 1412.8238 v1 pith:J2FPFXKH submitted 2014-12-29 physics.optics quant-ph

The first- and second-order temporal interference between thermal and laser light

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keywords interferencelighttemporalthermallasersecond-orderemployingfirst-
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The first- and second-order temporal interference between two independent thermal and laser light beams is discussed by employing the superposition principle in Feynman's path integral theory. It is concluded that the first-order temporal interference pattern can not be observed by superposing thermal and laser light, while the second-order temporal interference pattern can be observed in the same condition. These predictions are experimentally verified by employing pseudothermal light to simulate thermal light. The conclusions and method in the paper can be generalized to any order interference of light or massive particles, which is helpful to understand the physics of interference.

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