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Dissipative Environments: Quantum Jumps or Phase-Space Localization?

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Quantum Optics VI

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We discuss the evolution of individual realizations of quantum superpositions conditioned by two distinct measurement schemes: amplitude (heterodyne) measurements and excitation number (counting) measurements. These two schemes result in either localization or quantum jumps in phase space, which we illustrate for some non-classical initial superpositions.

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  1. Optics Section, The Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College, Prince Consort Road, London, SW7 2BZ, UK

    B. M. Garraway & P. L. Knight

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Garraway, B.M., Knight, P.L. (1994). Dissipative Environments: Quantum Jumps or Phase-Space Localization?. In: Walls, D.F., Harvey, J.D. (eds) Quantum Optics VI. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 77. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79101-7_18

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