ISSN:
1434-6036
Keywords:
PACS. 73.23.-b Mesoscopic systems - 74.50.+r Proximity effects, weak links, tunneling phenomena, and Josephson effects - 42.50.Dv Nonclassical field states; squeezed, antibunched, and sub-Poissonian states; operational definitions of the phase of the field; phase measurements
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract: We prove that a mesoscopic Josephson junction, irradiated with a quantum superposition of two -out of phase optical coherent states, exhibits an experimentally observable sensitivity to the quantum coherences of the field state.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s100510050071
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