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Quantum states of light
This book explains what quantum states of light look like. Of special interest, a single photon state is explained by using a wave picture, showing that it corresponds to the complementarity of a quantum. Also explained is how light waves are created by photons, again corresponding to the complement...
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2015
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| Acceso en línea: | https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-55960-3 http://cds.cern.ch/record/2120295 |
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| author | Furusawa, Akira |
| author_facet | Furusawa, Akira |
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| description | This book explains what quantum states of light look like. Of special interest, a single photon state is explained by using a wave picture, showing that it corresponds to the complementarity of a quantum. Also explained is how light waves are created by photons, again corresponding to the complementarity of a quantum. The author shows how an optical wave is created by superposition of a "vacuum" and a single photon as a typical example. Moreover, squeezed states of light are explained as "longitudinal" waves of light and Schrödinger's cat states as macroscopic superposition states. |
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| institution | Organización Europea para la Investigación Nuclear |
| language | eng |
| publishDate | 2015 |
| publisher | Springer |
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| spelling | cern-21202952021-04-21T19:55:43Zdoi:10.1007/978-4-431-55960-3http://cds.cern.ch/record/2120295engFurusawa, AkiraQuantum states of lightMathematical Physics and MathematicsThis book explains what quantum states of light look like. Of special interest, a single photon state is explained by using a wave picture, showing that it corresponds to the complementarity of a quantum. Also explained is how light waves are created by photons, again corresponding to the complementarity of a quantum. The author shows how an optical wave is created by superposition of a "vacuum" and a single photon as a typical example. Moreover, squeezed states of light are explained as "longitudinal" waves of light and Schrödinger's cat states as macroscopic superposition states.Springeroai:cds.cern.ch:21202952015 |
| spellingShingle | Mathematical Physics and Mathematics Furusawa, Akira Quantum states of light |
| title | Quantum states of light |
| title_full | Quantum states of light |
| title_fullStr | Quantum states of light |
| title_full_unstemmed | Quantum states of light |
| title_short | Quantum states of light |
| title_sort | quantum states of light |
| topic | Mathematical Physics and Mathematics |
| url | https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-55960-3 http://cds.cern.ch/record/2120295 |
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