DocumentCode
2883941
Title
Photon wave mechanics
Author
Smith, Brian J. ; Raymer, M.G.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Oregon, Eugene, OR
fYear
2006
fDate
21-26 May 2006
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
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
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4629000
Filename
4629000
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