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arXiv:quant-ph/0007099 · Optics and Spectroscopy

Unpolarized light in quantum optics

Jonas Söderholm, Gunnar G. Bjork, Alexei S. Trifonov

Published Oct 1, 2001• 25 citations
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Abstract

We present a new derivation of the unpolarized quantum states of light, whose general form was first derived by Prakash and Chandra [6]. Our derivation makes use of some basic group theory, is straightforward, and offers some new insights.
DOI
10.1134/1.1412667

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