Title :
Photon wave mechanics
Author :
Smith, Brian J. ; Raymer, M.G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Abstract :
Coordinate-space photon wave functions and their quantum-mechanical wave equations are presented. We show that two-time, two-photon wave functions are equivalent to two-photon detection amplitudes of quantum optics. Analogy to second-order coherence tensors is made.
Keywords :
quantum optics; quantum theory; two-photon processes; wave equations; photon wave functions; quantum optics; quantum-mechanical wave equations; second-order coherence tensors; two-photon detection amplitudes; two-photon wave functions; Coherence; Differential equations; Electron optics; Maxwell equations; Optical imaging; Partial differential equations; Quantum entanglement; Quantum mechanics; Tensile stress; Wave functions; (030.1640) Coherence; (110.1650) Coherence Imaging; (270.1670) Coherent Optical Effects;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4629000
