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Resource Theories of Nonclassical Light

Kok Chuan Tan, Hyunseok Jeong

Published Sep 26, 2019• 13 citations
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Abstract

In this focused review we survey recent progress in the development of resource theories of nonclassical light. We introduce the resource theoretical approach, in particular how it pertains to bosonic/light fields, and discuss several different formulations of resource theories of nonclassical light.
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10.3390/quantum1020014

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