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Title: Determination of the Wigner function of an optical field using the atomic Talbot effect

Journal Article · · AIP Conference Proceedings
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.57892· OSTI ID:21205255
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  1. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Fisica, Caixa Postal 68528, 21945-970 Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

Fractional Talbot images in the de Broglie near-field of atoms diffracted by a dispersive light grating allow the measurement of the quantum state of an electromagnetic field in a cavity, in the optical domain.

OSTI ID:
21205255
Journal Information:
AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 461, Issue 1; Conference: International workshop on mysteries, puzzles and paradoxes in quantum mechanics, Lake Garda (Italy), 30 Aug - 5 Sep 1998; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.57892; (c) 1999 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English