THE ORIGIN OF SQUEEZING IN A SUPERPOSITION OF COHERENT STATES

被引:99
作者
BUZEK, V [1 ]
KNIGHT, PL [1 ]
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[1] SLOVAK ACAD SCI, INST PHYS, CS-84228 BRATISLAVA, CZECHOSLOVAKIA
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10.1016/0030-4018(91)90626-O
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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The nature of the quantum fluctuations in a light field created by the superposition of coherent fields is investigated. We give a physical explanation (in terms of Wigner functions and phase-space interference) why the one-dimensional superposition of coherent states in the direction of the x-quadrature leads to the squeezing of fluctuations in the y-direction, and show that such a superposition can generate the squeezed vacuum and squeezed coherent states.
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