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    "abstract": "Recently, Torgerson and Mandel [Phys. Rev. Lett. 76, 3939 (1996)] have\nreported a disagreement between two schemes for measuring the phase difference\nof a pair of optical fields. We analyze these schemes and derive their\nassociated phase-difference probability distributions, including both their\nstrong and weak field limits. Our calculation confirms the main point of\nTorgerson and Mandel of the non-uniqueness of an operational definition of the\nphase distribution. We further discuss the role of postselection of data and\nargue that it cannot meaningfully improve the sensitivity.",
    "arxiv_id": "quant-ph/9712032",
    "authors": [
      "Marcia T. Fontenelle",
      "Samuel L. Braunstein",
      "Wolfgang P. Schleich",
      "Mark Hillery"
    ],
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      "quant-ph"
    ],
    "title": "Direct and indirect strategies for phase measurement",
    "url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9712032"
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