%0 Journal Article %A Luis Aina, Alfredo %T Coherence versus interferometric resolution %D 2010 %@ 1050-2947 %U https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/44640 %X We examine the relation between second-order coherence and resolution in the interferometric detection of phase shifts. While for classical thermal light resolution and second-order coherence are synonymous, we show that for quantum light beams reaching optimum precision second-order coherence and resolution become antithetical. %~