THE PARADOX OFTHE MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETER
SOURCEMIRROR
DETECTOR
BEAM SPLITTER
SOURCEMIRROR
DETECTOR
BEAM SPLITTER
SOURCEMIRROR
DETECTOR
BEAM SPLITTER
MIRROR
MIRROR
BEAM SPLITTER
BEAM SPLITTER
BEAM SPLITTER
BEAM SPLITTER
50%
50%
25%
25%
25%
25%
25%
25%
25%
25%
50%
50%
100%
0%
25%
25%
25%
25%
25%
25%
100%
0%
25%
25%
MIRROR
MIRROR
MIRROR
MIRROR
BEAM SPLITTER
BEAM SPLITTER
BEAM SPLITTER
BEAM SPLITTER
BEAM SPLITTER
BEAM SPLITTER
BEAM SPLITTER
BEAM SPLITTER
BEAM SPLITTER