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Quantum and Semiclassical Optics Journal of the European Optical Society Part B

Wigner function and probability distribution for shifted and squeezed quadratures

Stefano Mancini, Vladimir I. Man’ko, P. Tombesi

Published Aug 1, 1995• 195 citations
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Abstract

The probability distribution for rotated, squeezed and shifted quadratures is shown to be expressed in terms of the Wigner function (as well as in terms of the Q-function and density operator in the coordinate representation). The inverse transformation generalizing the homodyne detection formula is obtained.
DOI
10.1088/1355-5111/7/4/016

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