Tripartite loss model for Mach-Zehnder interferometers with application to phase sensitivity : Complete expressions for measurement operator mean values, variances, and cross correlations

A. D. Parks, S. E. Spence, J. E. Troupe

A generalized analytical tripartite loss model is posited for Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) phase sensitivity which is valid for both arbitrary photon input states and arbitrar…