Simple quantum model for light depolarization
Quantum Physics
2009-10-16 v3
Abstract
Depolarization of quantum fields is handled through a master equation of the Lindblad type. The specific feature of the proposed model is that it couples dispersively the field modes to a randomly distributed atomic reservoir, much in the classical spirit of dealing with this problem. The depolarizing dynamics resulting from this model is analyzed for relevant states.
Cite
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0406066,
title = {Simple quantum model for light depolarization},
author = {A. B. Klimov and J. L. Romero and L. L. Sanchez-Soto},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0406066},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
Improved version. Accepted for publication in the Journal of the Optical Society of America B