Phase-space interferences as the source of negative values of the Wigner distribution function

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 2481-2485

  Dragoman, Daniela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; PHASE SPACE METHODS; QUANTUM INTERFERENCE PHENOMENA; QUANTUM OPTICS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; WAVEGUIDES;

LIGHT DISTRIBUTIONS;

GEOMETRICAL OPTICS;

EID: 0037765453     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.17.002481     Document Type: Article

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