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You mean like when you do not only consider Gaussian spatial modes,but also more complicated Laguerre-Gaussian modes carrying orbital...

The (mean) phase ##\langle \phi \rangle## is the argument of the complex amplitude ##a## of the light field, where ##a## is the complex...

Okay, I see your point, but I did not (and I think I still do not) interpret these posts in the way you do. Taking into account that for...

"Coherent state" is a specific term in QFT for a specific kind state: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coherent_state Of course a real...

It was the great achievement of Roy Glauber (and also George Sudarshan) to come up with a framework that gives an absolute meaning to...

A laser produces a coherent state. The expectation value of photon number in the state depends on the intensity; for low enough...

Mostly alright (although thermal sources may feel treated unfairly ;) ). I tend to disagree about the uncertainty part. Especially for...

This statement is unfortunately incorrect. Already if you put a single coherent beam into a beam splitter, the output state considering...

No, why should it? In a standard laser, you also cannot distinguish between photons coupled out of the resonator at some moment and...

No, this is what Glauber is of course famous for, but this is not what he is referring to. The key point is that all completely...

Yes, absolutely!

That is incorrect. Also, the experiment shown is not the double slit with single photons, but a double slit experiment done with a light...