A simple quantum picture for the Petermann excess noise factor

European Physical Journal D

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 97-104

  Grangier, Ph ^a   Poizat, J Ph ^a  

^a INSTITUT D'OPTIQUE GRADUATE SCHOOL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

QUANTUM THEORY;

EIGEN MODES; EXCESS NOISE FACTOR; EXCESS-QUANTUM NOISE; PHYSICAL FEATURES; QUANTUM MECHANICAL; QUANTUM PICTURE; SIMPLE++; TOY MODELS; UNSTABLE RESONATORS;

QUANTUM NOISE;

EID: 0001953062     PISSN: 14346060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100530050069     Document Type: Article

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