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Conditional quantum state engineering in repeated 2-photon down conversion
The U(1,1) and U(2) transformations realized by three-mode interaction in the
respective parametric approximations are studied in conditional measurement,
and the corresponding non-unitary transformation operators are derived. As an
application, the preparation of single-mode quantum states using an optical
feedback loop is discussed, with special emphasis of Fock state preparation.
For that example, the influence of non-perfect detection and feedback is also
considered.Comment: 17 pages, 4 figures, using a4.st
ATLAS Monitored Drift Tube Chambers in E = 11 MeV Neutron Background
The influence of fast neutrons on the occupancy and the single tube
resolution of ATLAS muon drift detectors was investigated by exposing a chamber
built out of 3 layers of 3 short standard drift tubes to neutron flux-densities
of up to 16 kHz/cm2 at a neutron energy of E=11 MeV. Pulse shape capable NE213
scintillaton detectors and a calibrated BF3 neutron detector provided
monitoring of the neutron flux-density and energy. The sensitivity of the drift
chamber to the neutrons was measured to be 4*10-4 by comparing data sets with
and without neutron background. For the investigation of tracks of cosmic muons
two silicon-strip detectors above and underneath the chamber allow to compare
measured drift-radii with reference tracks. Alternatively, the single tube
resolution was determined using the triple-sum method. The comparison between
data with and without neutron irradiation shows only a marginal effect on the
resolution and little influence on the muon track reconstruction.Comment: 4 pages, 11 figures, conferenc
Broadband detection of squeezed vacuum: A spectrum of quantum states
We demonstrate the simultaneous quantum state reconstruction of the spectral
modes of the light field emitted by a continuous wave degenerate optical
parametric amplifier. The scheme is based on broadband measurement of the
quantum fluctuations of the electric field quadratures and subsequent Fourier
decomposition into spectral intervals. Applying the standard reconstruction
algorithms to each bandwidth-limited quantum trajectory, a "spectrum" of
density matrices and Wigner functions is obtained. The recorded states show a
smooth transition from the squeezed vacuum to a vacuum state. In the time
domain we evaluated the first order correlation function of the squeezed output
field, showing good agreement with the theory.Comment: 11 pages, 5 figure
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