Decoherence as phase diffusion - art. no. 063803

Authors
Milman, P Castin, Y Davidovich, L
Citation
P. Milman et al., Decoherence as phase diffusion - art. no. 063803, PHYS REV A, 6106(6), 2000, pp. 3803
Citations number
33
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW A
ISSN journal
10502947 → ACNP
Volume
6106
Issue
6
Year of publication
2000
Database
ISI
SICI code
1050-2947(200006)6106:6<3803:DAPD-A>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
We show that the decoherence of a superposition of two coherent states of t he electromagnetic field in a cavity may be interpreted as a phase-diffusio n process.