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I had a question in the exam that asked how much percantege of the photons are detected when the beam splitter, is a symmetrical beam splitter, i.e: |In>->(1/sqrt(2))(|Transmitted>+i|Reflected>)
well, at first 50 percentage is reflected and 25 goes to the right hand mirror, and quarter goes to the up mirror, afte the mirrors refelct the waves back, 50 percent form each wave is refelceted, and 50 percent goes through, (the detector is placed parallel to the up mirror), 50 percent from the 25 percent goes through which goes downside is getting detected, which mean 1/8 of the photons are being detected, is my reasoning correct?
if this question is suitable to HW then move it there, I am just not sure it's suitable for Advanced physics cause it's in a first year course, but then agian it's not for high school mechanics.
thanks in advance.
well, at first 50 percentage is reflected and 25 goes to the right hand mirror, and quarter goes to the up mirror, afte the mirrors refelct the waves back, 50 percent form each wave is refelceted, and 50 percent goes through, (the detector is placed parallel to the up mirror), 50 percent from the 25 percent goes through which goes downside is getting detected, which mean 1/8 of the photons are being detected, is my reasoning correct?
if this question is suitable to HW then move it there, I am just not sure it's suitable for Advanced physics cause it's in a first year course, but then agian it's not for high school mechanics.
thanks in advance.