N-photon wave packets interacting with an arbitrary quantum system

Ben Q. Baragiola; Robert L. Cook; Agata M. Brańczyk; Joshua Combes

doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.86.013811

N-photon wave packets interacting with an arbitrary quantum system

Ben Q. Baragiola^*, Robert L. Cook, Agata M. Brańczyk, Joshua Combes

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We present a theoretical framework that describes a wave packet of light prepared in a state of definite photon number interacting with an arbitrary quantum system (e.g., a quantum harmonic oscillator or a multilevel atom). Within this framework we derive master equations for the system as well as for output field quantities such as quadratures and photon flux. These results are then generalized to wave packets with arbitrary spectral distribution functions. Finally, we obtain master equations and output field quantities for systems interacting with wave packets in multiple spatial and/or polarization modes.

Original language	English
Article number	013811
Pages (from-to)	1-18
Number of pages	18
Journal	Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Volume	86
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.86.013811
Publication status	Published - 9 Jul 2012
Externally published	Yes

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