Barnett, S. M. (2018) Schrödinger picture analysis of the beam splitter: an application of the Janszky representation. Journal of Russian Laser Research, 39(4), pp. 340-348. (doi: 10.1007/s10946-018-9727-z)
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Abstract
The Janszky representation constructs quantum states of a field mode as a superposition of coherent states on a line in the complex plane. We show that this provides a natural Schrödinger picture description of the interference between a pair of modes at a beam splitter.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Additional Information: | This work was supported by a Royal Society Research Professorship (RP150122). |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Barnett, Professor Stephen |
| Authors: | Barnett, S. M. |
| College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Physics and Astronomy |
| Journal Name: | Journal of Russian Laser Research |
| Publisher: | Springer |
| ISSN: | 1071-2836 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1573-8760 |
| Published Online: | 14 September 2018 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2018 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC |
| First Published: | First published in Journal of Russian Laser Research 39:340-348 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher |
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