We analyze the excess noise in the framework of the conventional quantum theory of laser-like systems. Our calculation is conceptually simple and our result also shows a correction to the semi-classical result derived earlier.
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/9904059,
title = {Quantum theory of excess noise},
author = {P. J. Bardroff and S. Stenholm},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/9904059},
year = {2008}
}
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4 pages, 0 figures, revtex, this version has minor changes and one additional reference, scheduled for publication SEP99 in PRA