Vortex states for the quantized radiation field

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作者
Agarwal, GS [1 ]
Puri, RR [1 ]
Singh, RP [1 ]
机构
[1] BHABHA ATOM RES CTR, DIV THEORET PHYS, BOMBAY 400085, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA
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PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1997年 / 56卷 / 05期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.56.4207
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We study the properties of wave-packet states with vortex structure. In particular we present the characteristics of a two-mode radiation field characterized by a configuration-space wave function psi(v)=(x-iy)(m)e(-(x2+y2)/2 sigma 2). We show the generation of such states by the interaction of Lambda systems with squeezed radiation in a two-mode cavity. The two modes are correlated due to entanglement, which also produces the mixed stare of each mode even though the state of the two-mode field is a pure state. [S1050-2947(97)04011-0].
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页码:4207 / 4215
页数:9
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