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Nonseparability and squeezing of continuous polarization variables

Quantum Physics 2007-05-23 v2

Abstract

The impact of the operator-valued commutator on nonclassical properties of continuous polarization variables is discussed. The definition of polarization squeezing is clarified to exclude those squeezed states which do not contain any new physics beyond quadrature squeezing. We present a consistent derivation of the general nonseparability criterion for the continuous variables with the operator-valued commutator, and apply it to the polarization variables.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0303135,
  title  = {Nonseparability and squeezing of continuous polarization variables},
  author = {N. Korolkova and R. Loudon},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0303135},
  year   = {2007}
}

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Replaced with revised version, more explanations included, Appendix added