Methods for producing optical coherent state superpositions

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 712-733

  Glancy, Scott ^a   Vasconcelos, Hilma Macedo De ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

QUANTUM OPTICS;

COHERENT STATE; COHERENT-STATE SUPERPOSITIONS; LIMITED STRENGTH; NONLINEAR INTERACTIONS; PHOTON LOSS; PRACTICAL ISSUES; QUANTUM-INFORMATION PROCESSING; SIMULATION AND ANALYSIS;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 43949111516     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.25.000712     Document Type: Article

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