On the intermediate states of the light field
This paper is a short survey on intermediate states (IS) of the light field studied in the last fifteen years in the literature; they coincide with two basic states in two different limits of the involved parameters. We consider their main characteristics, distinguishing them in two classes: the class of interpolating states, and a special class of superposition states. A new IS is proposed to compare properties of distinct states mapping between the same extremes.
intermediate states quantum optics superposed states nonclassical properties squeezing antibunching sub-poissonian statistics collapse-revival effect