Quantum nature of laser light

Journal of Modern Optics

Volumn 52, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 1835-1856

  Pegg, D T ^a   Jeffers, J ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHERENT LIGHT; PHOTONS; PROBABILITY; QUANTUM THEORY; RADIO INTERFERENCE;

MIXED-STATE DENSITY OPERATORS; PHOTON NUMBER; RETRODICTION;

LASER BEAM EFFECTS;

EID: 32144447151     PISSN: 09500340     EISSN: 13623044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500340500106857     Document Type: Article

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