Hence we define I1=|U1|2 and I2=|U2|2, and we then find for the time-averaged intensity of the sum of U1 and U2 : \[\begin{aligned} I &=\l...Hence we define I1=|U1|2 and I2=|U2|2, and we then find for the time-averaged intensity of the sum of U1 and U2 : I=|U1+U2|2=(U1+U2)∗(U1+U2)=|U1|2+|U2|2+U∗1U2+U1U∗2=I1+I2+2Re[U∗1U2].