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arXiv:quant-ph/0009081

Homodyne characterization of active optical media

Giacomo Mauro D’Ariano, Matteo G. A. Paris, Massimiliano Federico Sacchi

Published Sep 20, 2000• 0 citations
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Abstract

An effective maximum likelihood method is suggested to characterize the absorption/amplification properties of active optical media through homodyne detection.
DOI
10.48550/arxiv.quant-ph/0009081

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