Coherence and Quantum Optics VII pp 475-476 | Cite as
Optical Tomography of a Highly Squeezed, Continuous-Wave Vacuum-State
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Abstract
The Wigner distribution provides complete information about a given quantum state.[1] In quantum optics, it has been suggested [2] and demonstrated [3] that it is possible to determine experimentally the quantum state of the light field by the determination of the Wigner distribution. This is of particular interest when it comes to the characterization of novel quantum states of light.
Keywords
Quantum State Wigner Function Wigner Distribution Optical Parametric Amplifier Homodyne Detection
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