Quantum-to-classical transition with single-photon-added coherent states of light

Science

Volumn 306, Issue 5696, 2004, Pages 660-662

  Zavatta, Alessaodro ^a   Viciani, Silvia ^a   Bellini, Marco ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; LIGHT EMISSION; PHOTONS; QUANTUM OPTICS; QUANTUM THEORY; TOMOGRAPHY;

COHERENT STATES; FOCK STATES; QUANTUM TOMOGRAPHY; STIMULATED REGIMES;

COHERENT LIGHT;

PHYSICS;

ARTICLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; LIGHT; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; WAVEFORM;

EID: 7444243858     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1103190     Document Type: Article

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