261 research outputs found
Detecting Hidden Differences via Permutation Symmetries
We present a method for describing and characterizing the state of N
particles that may be distinguishable in principle but not in practice due to
experimental limitations. The technique relies upon a careful treatment of the
exchange symmetry of the state among experimentally accessible and
experimentally inaccessible degrees of freedom. The approach we present allows
a new formalisation of the notion of indistinguishability and can be
implemented easily using currently available experimental techniques. Our work
is of direct relevance to current experiments in quantum optics, for which we
provide a specific implementation.Comment: 8 pages, 1 figur
Control of Raman Lasing in the Nonimpulsive Regime
We explore coherent control of stimulated Raman scattering in the
nonimpulsive regime. Optical pulse shaping of the coherent pump field leads to
control over the stimulated Raman output. A model of the control mechanism is
investigated.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figure
Work in Progress: The WSU Model for Engineering Mathematics Education
This paper summarizes progress to date on the WSU model for engineering mathematics education, an NSF funded curriculum reform initiative at Wright State University. The WSU model seeks to increase student retention, motivation and success in engineering through application-driven, just-in-time engineering math instruction. The WSU approach involves the development of a novel freshman-level engineering mathematics course EGR 101, as well as a large-scale restructuring of the engineering curriculum. By removing traditional math prerequisites and moving core engineering courses earlier in the program, the WSU model shifts the traditional emphasis on math prerequisite requirements to an emphasis on engineering motivation for math, with a just-in-time structuring of the new math sequence. This paper summarizes the development to date of the WSU model for engineering mathematics education, including a preliminary assessment of student performance and perception during the initial implementation of EGR 101. In addition, an assessment of first-year retention results is anticipated in time for the conference
Continuous-variable optical quantum state tomography
This review covers latest developments in continuous-variable quantum-state
tomography of optical fields and photons, placing a special accent on its
practical aspects and applications in quantum information technology. Optical
homodyne tomography is reviewed as a method of reconstructing the state of
light in a given optical mode. A range of relevant practical topics are
discussed, such as state-reconstruction algorithms (with emphasis on the
maximum-likelihood technique), the technology of time-domain homodyne
detection, mode matching issues, and engineering of complex quantum states of
light. The paper also surveys quantum-state tomography for the transverse
spatial state (spatial mode) of the field in the special case of fields
containing precisely one photon.Comment: Finally, a revision! Comments to lvov(at)ucalgary.ca and
raymer(at)uoregon.edu are welcom
Structure of nonlinear gauge transformations
Nonlinear Doebner-Goldin [Phys. Rev. A 54, 3764 (1996)] gauge transformations
(NGT) defined in terms of a wave function do not form a group. To get
a group property one has to consider transformations that act differently on
different branches of the complex argument function and the knowledge of the
value of is not sufficient for a well defined NGT. NGT that are well
defined in terms of form a semigroup parametrized by a real number
and a nonzero which is either an integer or . An extension of NGT to projectors and general density matrices
leads to NGT with complex . Both linearity of evolution and Hermiticity
of density matrices are gauge dependent properties.Comment: Final version, to be published in Phys.Rev.A (Rapid Communication),
April 199
Maximal Accuracy and Minimal Disturbance in the Arthurs-Kelly Simultaneous Measurement Process
The accuracy of the Arthurs-Kelly model of a simultaneous measurement of
position and momentum is analysed using concepts developed by Braginsky and
Khalili in the context of measurements of a single quantum observable. A
distinction is made between the errors of retrodiction and prediction. It is
shown that the distribution of measured values coincides with the initial state
Husimi function when the retrodictive accuracy is maximised, and that it is
related to the final state anti-Husimi function (the P representation of
quantum optics) when the predictive accuracy is maximised. The disturbance of
the system by the measurement is also discussed. A class of minimally
disturbing measurements is characterised. It is shown that the distribution of
measured values then coincides with one of the smoothed Wigner functions
described by Cartwright.Comment: 12 pages, 0 figures. AMS-Latex. Earlier version replaced with final
published versio
Homodyne detection for measuring internal quantum correlations of optical pulses
A new method is described for determining the quantum correlations at
different times in optical pulses by using balanced homodyne detection. The
signal pulse and sequences of ultrashort test pulses are superimposed, where
for chosen distances between the test pulses their relative phases and
intensities are varied from measurement to measurement. The correlation
statistics of the signal pulse is obtained from the time-integrated difference
photocurrents measured.Comment: 7 pages, A4.sty include
Genetic Algorithms as a Feature Selection Tool in Heart Failure Disease
A great wealth of information is hidden in clinical datasets, which could be analyzed to support decision-making processes or to better diagnose patients. Feature selection is one of the data pre-processing that selects a set of input features by removing unneeded or irrelevant features. Various algorithms have been used in healthcare to solve such problems involving complex medical data. This paper demonstrates how Genetic Algorithms offer a natural way to solve feature selection amongst data sets, where the fittest individual choice of variables is preserved over different generations. In this paper, a Genetic Algorithm is introduced as a feature selection method and shown to be effective in aiding understanding of such data
Direct measurement of optical quasidistribution functions: multimode theory and homodyne tests of Bell's inequalities
We develop a multimode theory of direct homodyne measurements of quantum
optical quasidistribution functions. We demonstrate that unbalanced homodyning
with appropriately shaped auxiliary coherent fields allows one to sample
point-by-point different phase space representations of the electromagnetic
field. Our analysis includes practical factors that are likely to affect the
outcome of a realistic experiment, such as non-unit detection efficiency,
imperfect mode matching, and dark counts. We apply the developed theory to
discuss feasibility of observing a loophole-free violation of Bell's
inequalities by measuring joint two-mode quasidistribution functions under
locality conditions by photon counting. We determine the range of parameters of
the experimental setup that enable violation of Bell's inequalities for two
states exhibiting entanglement in the Fock basis: a one-photon Fock state
divided by a 50:50 beam splitter, and a two-mode squeezed vacuum state produced
in the process of non-degenerate parametric down-conversion.Comment: 18 pages, 7 figure
Self-Spin-Controlled Rotation of Spatial States of a Dirac Electron in a Cylindrical Potential via Spin-Orbit Interaction
Solution of the Dirac equation predicts that when an electron with non-zero
orbital angular momentum propagates in a cylindrically symmetric potential, its
spin and orbital degrees of freedom interact, causing the electron's phase
velocity to depend on whether its spin and orbital angular momenta vectors are
oriented parallel or anti-parallel with respect to each other. This spin-orbit
splitting of the electronic dispersion curves can result in a rotation of the
electron's spatial state in a manner controlled by the electron's own spin
z-component value. These effects persist at non-relativistic velocities. To
clarify the physical origin of this effect, we compare solutions of the Dirac
equation to perturbative predictions of the Schrodinger-Pauli equation with a
spin-orbit term, using the standard Foldy-Wouthuysen Hamiltonian. This clearly
shows that the origin of the effect is the familiar relativistic spin-orbit
interaction.Comment: 14 pages, 5 figures, 2 appendices, final versio
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