Physics – Quantum Physics
Scientific paper
2002-07-05
J. Phys. A, v.35, no.41, p.8847-8857 (2002)
Physics
Quantum Physics
10 pages, LaTex, an extended version with several references added and the text divided into sections; to appear in J. Phys. A
Scientific paper
10.1088/0305-4470/35/41/315
An asymmetric nature of the boson `destruction' operator $\hat{a}$ and its `creation' partner $\hat{a}^{\dagger}$ is made apparent by applying them to a quantum state $|\psi>$ different from the Fock state $|n>$. We show that it is possible to {\em increase} (by many times or by any quantity) the mean number of quanta in the new `photon-subtracted' state $\hat{a}|\psi >$. Moreover, for certain `hyper-Poissonian' states $|\psi>$ the mean number of quanta in the (normalized) state $\hat{a}|\psi>$ can be much greater than in the `photon-added' state $\hat{a}^{\dagger}|\psi > $. The explanation of this `paradox' is given and some examples elucidating the meaning of Mandel's $q$-parameter and the exponential phase operators are considered.
Dodonov Victor V.
Mizrahi Salomon S.
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