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Frontiers in Optics

Second Quantization of Gaussian Modes and Mode Interaction in Limited Space

Zhihao Xiao, R. Nicholas Lanning, Mi Zhang, Irina V. Novikova, Eugeniy E. Mikhailov, Jonathan P. Dowling

Published Jan 1, 2015• 0 citations
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Abstract

We second quantize multiple orders of Gaussian modes. We analytically examine the interaction between modes when space is limited and the orthogonality between modes is destroyed. We numerically simulate the effect of interaction on squeezed vacuum states and show it matches experimental data.
DOI
10.1364/fio.2015.jw2a.4

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