N-photon wave packets interacting with an arbitrary quantum system

被引:117
作者
Baragiola, Ben Q. [1 ]
Cook, Robert L. [1 ]
Branczyk, Agata M. [2 ,3 ]
Combes, Joshua [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ New Mexico, Ctr Quantum Informat & Control, Albuquerque, NM 87131 USA
[2] Univ Toronto, Dept Phys, Toronto, ON M5S 1A7, Canada
[3] Univ Toronto, Ctr Quantum Informat & Quantum Control, Toronto, ON M5S 1A7, Canada
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 2012年 / 86卷 / 01期
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
SINGLE-PHOTON; NUMBER STATES; ATOM; GENERATION; EQUATIONS; EMISSION; SCHEME; FIELDS; OUTPUT; NOISE;
D O I
10.1103/PhysRevA.86.013811
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We present a theoretical framework that describes a wave packet of light prepared in a state of definite photon number interacting with an arbitrary quantum system (e.g., a quantum harmonic oscillator or a multilevel atom). Within this framework we derive master equations for the system as well as for output field quantities such as quadratures and photon flux. These results are then generalized to wave packets with arbitrary spectral distribution functions. Finally, we obtain master equations and output field quantities for systems interacting with wave packets in multiple spatial and/or polarization modes.
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