Gaussian-Wigner distributions and hierarchies of nonclassical states in quantum optics: The single-mode case

Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 5042-5052

  Arvind, ^a   Mukunda, N ^a   Simon, R ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES   (India)

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EID: 4243263515     PISSN: 10502947     EISSN: 10941622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.56.5042     Document Type: Article

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