Photon Number Distribution in a Linear Directional Coupler
- 1 December 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in Journal of Modern Optics
- Vol. 38 (12), 2467-2477
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09500349114552601
Abstract
The photon counting distribution of two modes in a directional coupler is studied, looking in particular at the behaviour of photon number states when losses are taken into account.Keywords
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