Entanglement of two-mode Gaussian states: Characterization and experimental production and manipulation

Journal of Optics B: Quantum and Semiclassical Optics

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2005, Pages

  Laurat, Julien ^a   Keller, Gaëlle ^a   Oliveira Huguenin, José Augusto ^a   Fabre, Claude ^a   Coudreau, Thomas ^a,b   Serafini, Alessio ^c,d   Adesso, Gerardo ^c   Illuminati, Fabrizio ^c  

^a LABORATOIRE KASTLER BROSSEL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continuous variables; Covariance matrix; Entanglement; Logarithmic negativity; Optical parametric oscillator

Indexed keywords

MATRIX ALGEBRA; OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS; QUANTUM OPTICS;

CONTINUOUS VARIABLES; COVARIANCE MATRIX; ENTANGLEMENT; LOGARITHMIC NEGATIVITY;

OPTICAL SYSTEMS;

EID: 29144443520     PISSN: 14644266     EISSN: 17413575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1464-4266/7/12/021     Document Type: Conference Paper

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