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Discorrelated Quantum States

Tim J. Bartley, Evan Meyer-Scott, Lynden K. Shalm

Published Jan 1, 2015• 0 citations
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Abstract

Using the building blocks of quantum optics - single photons, coherent states, beam splitters and projective measurement - we construct a two-mode quantum state for which coincident photon number terms in each mode are removed.
DOI
10.1364/cleo_qels.2015.fw4a.6

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