Direct measurement of the Wigner function by photon counting
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Direct measurement of the Wigner function by photon counting
Among many representations of the quantum state, the Wigner function offers an appealing possibility to describe quantum phenomena using the classical-like concept of phase space [1]. The Wigner function provides complete information on the state of a system, and it allows one to evaluate any quantum observable by phase space integration with an appropriate Wigner-Weyl ordered expression. Recen...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Physical Review A
سال: 1999
ISSN: 1050-2947,1094-1622
DOI: 10.1103/physreva.60.674