DocumentCode
2884843
Title
Experimental generation of “Schrödinger kitten” states of free-propagating light
Author
Ourjoumtsev, A. ; Tualle-Brouri, R. ; Laurat, J. ; Grangier, Ph
Author_Institution
Lab. Charles Fabry de VInstitut d´´Opt., CNRS, Orsay
fYear
2006
fDate
21-26 May 2006
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We generated ldquoSchrodinger kittenrdquo states, defined as quantum superpositions of small coherent states, by conditional photon subtraction from squeezed light pulses. They present negative Wigner functions and are suitable for quantum information processing.
Keywords
optical information processing; optical squeezing; Schrodinger kitten states; coherent states; conditional photon subtraction; free-propagating light; negative Wigner functions; quantum information processing; quantum superpositions; squeezed light pulses; Information processing; Laser beams; Optical beams; Optical filters; Optical losses; Optical pulse generation; Pulse amplifiers; Reflectivity; Tomography; Ultrafast optics; 270.5290; 270.6570;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-813-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4629052
Filename
4629052
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