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Latin America Optics and Photonics Conference

Measurement of the Quantum Dynamics of a Macroscopic Photonic System

Chenglong You, Mingyuan Hong, Roberto de J. León‐Montiel, Riley B. Dawkins, Omar S. Magaña‐Loaiza

Published Jan 1, 2024• 0 citations
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Abstract

We report on the observation of the nonclassical dynamics of a classical macroscopic system. The multiphoton dynamics of the subsystems can be opposite to that exhibited by the classical macroscopic system.
DOI
10.1364/laop.2024.tu1a.4

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