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Journal of Modern Optics

Phase properties of coherent phase and generalized geometric states

A.‐S. F. Obada, Osama Mohamed Yassin, Stephen Mark Barnett

Published Jan 1, 1997• 12 citations
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Abstract

We examine some properties of a class of partial phase states of a single field mode. The quasiprobability distribution function and the phase properties of both the generalized geometric and even geometric states are investigated. The relation between the coherent phase states and the SU(1, 1) coherent states is sought.
DOI
10.1080/09500349708232905

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