Published December 2006
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Journal article
Two-photon wave mechanics
Creators
- 1. Oregon Center for Optics and Department of Physics, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403 (United States)
Description
The position-representation wave function for multiphoton states and its equation of motion are introduced. A major strength of the theory is that it describes the complete evolution (including polarization and entanglement) of multiphoton states propagating through inhomogeneous media. As a demonstration of the two-photon wave function's use, we show how two photons in an orbital-angular-momentum entangled state decohere upon propagation through a turbulent atmosphere
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1103/PhysRevA.74.062104;
- arXiv
- arXiv:quant-ph/0605149v3;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review. A
- Journal Volume
- 74
- Journal Issue
- 6
- Journal Page Range
- p. 062104-062104.4
- ISSN
- 1050-2947
- CODEN
- PLRAAN
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 39006241
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ATMOSPHERES; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; MULTI-PHOTON PROCESSES; OPTICS; ORBITAL ANGULAR MOMENTUM; PHOTONS; POLARIZATION; QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT; QUANTUM MECHANICS; TURBULENCE; WAVE FUNCTIONS; WAVE PROPAGATION
- Descriptors DEC
- ANGULAR MOMENTUM; BOSONS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; EQUATIONS; FUNCTIONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MECHANICS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2006 The American Physical Society