Quantum-statistical properties of a particle in a double-harmonic-oscillator potential: Generation of Schrdinger-cat states. Academic Article

abstract

• The quantum-mechanical double harmonic oscillator is proposed as a model for the generation of Schrdinger-cat states. To demonstrate this the quantum-statistical properties of the double oscillator in its ground state are examined. The nonclassical nature of this state and interference effects are analyzed. The squeezing properties of the double harmonic oscillator are calculated and compared with those of the idealized cat state. The behavior of the quasiprobability distribution function is also discussed. 1993 The American Physical Society.

authors

• Agarwal, Girish

published proceedings

• Phys Rev A

author list (cited authors)

• Varada, G. V., & Agarwal, G. S.

citation count

• 16

complete list of authors

• Varada, GV||Agarwal, GS

publication date

• December 1993

publisher

• American Physical Society (APS)  Publisher

published in

• Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics  Journal

PubMed Central ID

• 9910104

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1103/physreva.48.4062

start page

• 4062

end page

• 4067

volume

• 48

issue

• 6

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physreva.48.4062