Physical Review A
Mixed excitation- and deexcitation-operator coherent states for the SU(1,1) group
G. Satya Prakash, G. S. Agarwal
Abstract
Squeezed coherent states associated with the SU(1,1) group defined by (\ensuremath{\mu}${\mathit{a}}^{2}$+\ensuremath{\nu}${\mathit{a}}^{\mathrm{\ifmmode^\circ\else\textdegree\fi{}}2}$)\ensuremath{\Vert}\ensuremath{\psi}〉=\ensuremath{\lambda}\ensuremath{\Vert}\ensuremath{\psi}〉, \ensuremath{\Vert}\ensuremath{\mu}${\mathrm{\ensuremath{\Vert}}}^{2}$-\ensuremath{\Vert}\ensuremath{\nu}${\mathrm{\ensuremath{\Vert}}}^{2}$=1 are studied in detail. An explicit expression for the quasidistribution Q(\ensuremath{\alpha},${\mathrm{\ensuremath{\alpha}}}^{\mathrm{*}}$) in terms of the parabolic cylindrical functions is derived. The nonclassical properties of these states are discussed. The possibility of producing SU(1,1) squeezed coherent states using the down-conversion process is also demonstrated.