Sampling canonical phase distribution

Authors
Paris, MGA
Citation
Mga. Paris, Sampling canonical phase distribution, PHYS REV A, 60(6), 1999, pp. 5136-5139
Citations number
35
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW A
ISSN journal
10502947 → ACNP
Volume
60
Issue
6
Year of publication
1999
Pages
5136 - 5139
Database
ISI
SICI code
1050-2947(199912)60:6<5136:SCPD>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
We suggest a method to measure the canonical (London) phase distribution of a single-mode radiation field by a heterodyne or a multiport homodyne dete ctor. The technique is based on sampling the overlap between the signal mod e and a phase coherent state.