STATE PREPARATION VIA QUANTUM COHERENCE AND CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENT

被引:25
作者
AGARWAL, GS
GRAF, M
ORSZAG, M
SCULLY, MO
WALTHER, H
机构
[1] TEXAS A&M UNIV, DEPT PHYS, COLLEGE STN, TX 77843 USA
[2] UNIV HYDERABAD, SCH PHYS, HYDERABAD 500134, ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA
[3] CATHOLIC UNIV CHILE, FAC FIS, SANTIAGO, CHILE
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PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1994年 / 49卷 / 05期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.49.4077
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
The theory of continuous measurement is generalized so as to be applicable to a two-mode radiation field whose properties are monitored by using a LAMBDA system with initial coherence between two ground states. The two-mode system is shown to offer the possibility of generating a number of new quantum states. Quantum statistics of the field following continuous measurements is calculated. Results for the phase distribution, quasiprobability distribution, and the photon-number distribution of the resulting field are also presented.
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页码:4077 / 4084
页数:8
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