We describe the creation of nonclassical states of microwave radiation via ideal dichotomic single photon detection, i.e., a detector that only indicates presence or absence of photons. Ideally, such a detector has a back action in the form of the subtraction operator. Using the non-linearity of this back action, it is possible to create a large family of nonclassical states of microwave radiation, including squeezed and multi-component cat states, starting from a coherent state. We discuss the applicability of this protocol to current experimental designs of Josephson Photomultipliers (JPMs).
@article{arxiv.1210.4042,
title = {Generating Nonclassical States from Classical Radiation by Subtraction Measurements},
author = {Luke C. G. Govia and Emily J. Pritchett and Frank K. Wilhelm},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1210.4042},
year = {2013}
}