RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ADDITIVE AND NON-ADDITIVE QUANTUM FLUCTUATIONS

Abstract

The limitation imposed by quantum mechanics on the measurement of electromagnetic signals may be viewed as a non-classical noise. Theory leads both to a minimum noise, which is additive in the sense of being independent of signal strength, and to a non-additive noise dependent on signal strength. The relationship between these two types is discussed. Also a short derivation is given which exhibits their common relationship to the zero-point fluctuation attributed by quantum theory to the electromagnetic field.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0266455

Entities

People

  • L. P. Belgiano Jr.

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electronics
  • Electronics Laboratories
  • Engineering
  • Frequency
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Microwaves
  • Military Research
  • Munitions
  • New Mexico
  • New York
  • Physics
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Quantum Mechanics

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.
  • Radio communications and signal processing.
  • Seismology

Technology Areas

  • Quantum Computing