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We present a clear description of the behavior of the Mach-Zehnder-type interferometers by the use of the wave-packet model. Two applications are proposed of the single photon counting and photon correlation technics to characterize ultrashort laser pulses or X-ray pulses measuring their coherence, spectral and temporal characteristics. Higher order correlation — measured by the photon coincidence technics — is dealt to recover the temporal profile of pulses. The relation of the method to the classical treatment is demonstrated.
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Papp, Z., Várlaki, P., Nádai, L. (1998). Wave-Packet Model and Mach-Zehnder-Type Interferometers. In: Hunter, G., Jeffers, S., Vigier, JP. (eds) Causality and Locality in Modern Physics. Fundamental Theories of Physics, vol 97. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0990-3_44
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