Quantum tomography of a laser beam interacting with cold atoms

被引:7
作者
Coudreau, T
Vernac, L
Khoury, AZ
Breitenbach, G
Giacobino, E
机构
[1] Univ Paris 06, Lab Kastler Brossel, F-75252 Paris 05, France
[2] Univ Konstanz, Fak Phys, D-78434 Constance, Germany
来源
EUROPHYSICS LETTERS | 1999年 / 46卷 / 06期
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D O I
10.1209/epl/i1999-00325-6
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We have used the method of quantum tomography to reconstruct the Wigner function of squeezed light generated from a laser beam having interacted with cold atoms. The photon number distribution has been investigated showing features of squeezed states.
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页码:722 / 727
页数:6
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