The Fourier slice transformation of the Wigner operator and the quantum tomogram of the density operator

Using the Weyl quantization scheme and based on the Fourier slice transformation(FST) of the Wigner operator,we construct a new expansion formula of the density operator ρ,with the expansion coefficient being the FST of ρ’s classical Weyl correspondence,and the latter the Fourier transformation of ρ’s quantum tomogram.The coordinate-momentum intermediate representation is used as the Radon transformation of the Wigner operator.     

New transformation of Wigner operator in phase space quantum mechanics for the two-mode entangled case

As a natural and important extension of Fan's paper (Fan Hong-Yi 2010 Chin. Phys. B 19 040305) by employing the formula of operators' Weyl ordering expansion and the bipartite entangled state representation this paper finds a new two-fold complex integration transformation about the Wigner operator Δ ( μ,v ) (in its entangled form) in phase space quantum mechanics, and its inverse transformation. In this way, some operator ordering problems regarding to ( a₁⁺-a₂) and (a₁+a₂⁺) can be solved and the contents of phase space quantum mechanics can be enriched, where a_i,a_i⁺ are bosonic creation and annihilation operators, respectively.     

Optical complex integration-transform for deriving complex fractional squeezing operator

We find a new complex integration-transform which can establish a new relationship between a two-mode operator's matrix element in the entangled state representation and its Wigner function. This integration keeps modulus invariant and therefore invertible. Based on this and the Weyl–Wigner correspondence theory, we find a two-mode operator which is responsible for complex fractional squeezing transformation. The entangled state representation and the Weyl ordering form of the two-mode Wigner operator are fully used in our derivation which brings convenience.     

A new theorem relating quantum tomogram to the Fresnel operator

According to Fan-Hu's formalism (Fan Hong-Yi and Hu Li-Yun 2009 Opt. Commun. bf282 3734) that the tomogram of quantum states can be considered as the module-square of the state wave function in the intermediate coordinate-momentum representation which is just the eigenvector of the Fresnel quadrature phase, we derive a new theorem for calculating quantum tomogram of density operator, i.e., the tomogram of a density operator ρ is equal to the marginal integration of the classical Weyl correspondence function of F⁺ρF, where F is the Fresnel operator. Applications of this theorem to evaluating the tomogram of optical chaotic field and squeezed chaotic optical field are presented.     

New optical field operator expansion in number state representation

By virtue of the Weyl ordering method,we find a new formalism of optical field operator expansion in number state representation.Miscellaneous optical fields’(coherent state,squeezed field,Wigner operator,etc.) new expansions are therefore exhibited.Some new generating functions of special polynomials are derived herewith.     

Radon transforms of the Wigner operator on hyperplanes

The generalization of tomographic maps to hyperplanes is considered. We find that the Radon transform of the Wigner operator in multi-dimensional phase space leads to a normally ordered operator in binomial distribution---a mixed-state density operator. Reconstruction of the Wigner operator is also feasible. The normally ordered form and the Weyl ordered form of the Wigner operator are used in our derivation. The operator quantum tomography theory is expressed in terms of some operator identities, with the merit of revealing the essence of the theory in a simple and concise way.     

复合函数算符的微商法则及其在量子物理中的应用

给出了在量子物理学、量子统计学、算符排序理论、矩阵论以及控制理论中有着重要用途的复合函数算符的一般微分法则,利用这一法则研究了Wigner算符和Weyl对应规则中的积分问题,证明了两类典型的算符恒等公式.给出了Wigner算符的有序算符内的微分形式,并得到了一些重要函数的新的微分式.最后,引入了一个参数型的Wigner算符来统一正规序、Weyl编序以及反正规序三种算符排序.     

Evolution of quantum states via Weyl expansion in dissipative channel

Based on the Weyl expansion representation of Wigner operator and its invariant property under similar transformation, we derived the relationship between input state and output state after a unitary transformation including Wigner function and density operator. It is shown that they can be related by a transformation matrix corresponding to the unitary evolution. In addition, for any density operator going through a dissipative channel, the evolution formula of the Wigner function is also derived. As applications, we considered further the two-mode squeezed vacuum as inputs, and obtained the resulted Wigner function and density operator within normal ordering form. Our method is clear and concise, and can be easily extended to deal with other problems involved in quantum metrology, steering, and quantum information with continuous variable.     

量子扩散通道中Wigner算符的演化规律

众所周知,量子态的演化可用与其相应的Wigner函数演化来代替.因为量子态的Wigner函数和量子态的密度矩阵一样,都包含了概率分布和相位等信息,因此对量子态的Wigner函数进行研究,可以更加快速有效地获取量子态在演化过程的重要信息.本文从经典扩散方程出发,利用密度算符的P表示,导出了量子态密度算符的扩散方程.进一步通过引入量子算符的Weyl编序记号,给出了其对应的Weyl量子化方案.另外,借助于密度算符的另一相空间表示-Wigner函数,建立了Wigner算符在扩散通道中演化方程,并给出了其Wigner算符解的形式.本文推导出了Wigner算符在量子扩散通道中的演化规律,即演化过程中任意时刻Wigner算符的形式.在此结论的基础上,讨论了相干态经过量子扩散通道的演化情况.     

Obtaining Multimode Entangled State Representation by Generalized Radon Transformation of the Wigner Operator

In a preceding paper (Fan and Lv in J. Math. Phys. 50:102108, 2009), the phase-space integration corresponding to the straight line characteristic of two different real parameters λ,τ over the Wigner operator (i.e. the Radon transformation) leads to pure-state density operator |u〉 _{λ,τ  λ,τ} 〈u|, where |u〉 _λ,τ is just the coordinate-momentum intermediate representation. In this work we show that generalized Radon transformation of the Wigner operator yields multimode density operator of continuum variables. This provides us with a new approach for obtaining multimode entangled state representation. The Weyl ordering of the Wigner operator is used in our discussions.     

s-Parameterized phase space distribution for describing no counts registered on a photonic detector

By introducing the generalized Wigner operator for s-parameterized quasiprobability distribution and employing the technique of integration within ordered product (IWOP) of operators (normally ordered, Weyl ordered or antinormally ordered), we derive two new quantum-mechanical formulas for describing no counts registered on a photonic detector when a light field’s density operator ρ is known, one involves ρ’s s-parameterized distribution function, and the other involves ρ’s coherent state mean value, when these information is known then using the new formulas to calculate no-photocount would be convenient.     

On the Radon transformation of Wigner function altered with various optical processes

We discuss what happens to the Radon transformation of signal's Wigner functions (i.e., signal's Wigner transformation (WT)) if the signal function undergoes various optical processes, such as Fraunhofer diffraction, lens transformation and Fresnel diffraction, etc. Because the usual Wigner transforms can be studied via their corresponding transforms of the Wigner operator, we use the Weyl ordered form of the Wigner operator and the Weyl ordering invariance under similar transformations to derive the result, we find that the alteration of Radon transformation of signal's Wigner function (or named the variation of tomogram function), through these optical processes, can be ascribed to the variation of Radon transformation parameters once the parameter of WT is given.     

S-ordered Expansion of the Intermediate Representation Projector and Its Applications

We first deduce the s-ordered expansion of the Wigner operator. Since Radon transformation of Wigner operator is just the intermediate representation |x〉 _λ,ν projector, we naturally obtain the s-ordered product of |x〉 _λ,νλ,ν〈x|. Accordingly, the completeness relation is still preserved under the s-ordering. Finally, based on it, we obtain the s-ordered expansion of some useful operator in quantum optics, and some new operator identities are revealed accordingly.     

New theorem relating two-mode entangled tomography to two-mode Fresnel operator

Based on the Fan-Hu's formalism, i.e., the tomogram of two-mode quantum states can be considered as the module square of the states' wave function in the intermediate representation, which is just the eigenvector of the Fresnel quadrature phase, we derive a new theorem for calculating the quantum tomogram of two-mode density operators, i.e., the tomogram of a two-mode density operator is equal to the marginal integration of the classical Weyl correspondence function of F₂⁺ρF₂, where F₂ is the two-mode Fresnel operator. An application of the theorem in evaluating the tomogram of an optical chaotic field is also presented.     

New two-fold integration transformation for the Wigner operator in phase space quantum mechanics and its relation to operator ordering

Using the Weyl ordering of operators expansion formula (Hong-Yi Fan, \emph{ J. Phys.} A {\bf 25} (1992) 3443) this paper finds a kind of two-fold integration transformation about the Wigner operator $\varDelta \left( q',p'\right) $ ($\mathrm{q}$-number transform) in phase space quantum mechanics, $\iint_{-\infty}^{\infty}\frac{{\rm d}p'{\rm d}q'}{\pi }\varDelta \left( q',p'\right) \e^{-2\i\left( p-p'\right) \left( q-q'\right) }=\delta \left( p-P\right) \delta \left( q-Q\right),$ and its inverse% $ \iint_{-\infty}^{\infty}{\rm d}q{\rm d}p\delta \left( p-P\right) \delta \left( q-Q\right) \e^{2\i\left( p-p'\right) \left( q-q'\right) }=\varDelta \left( q',p'\right),$ where $Q,$ $P$ are the coordinate and momentum operators, respectively. We apply it to study mutual converting formulae among $Q$--$P$ ordering, $P$--$Q$ ordering and Weyl ordering of operators. In this way, the contents of phase space quantum mechanics can be enriched. The formula of the Weyl ordering of operators expansion and the technique of integration within the Weyl ordered product of operators are used in this discussion.     

Entanglement Rule of Wigner Operators at a Beamsplitter

It is known that beamsplitter can be used to produce quantum entanglement, in this paper we examine this topic from the point of view of Wigner operators. Using Weyl-ordering of the Wigner operator and the Weyl ordering invariance of Weyl ordered operators under similarity transformation we derive the entanglement rule of Wigner operators at a beamsplitter.     

The N-mode squeezed state with enhanced squeezing

It is known that exp [iλ (Q1P1i/2)] is a unitary single-mode squeezing operator,where Q1,P1 are the coordinate and momentum operators,respectively.In this paper we employ Dirac’s coordinate representation to prove that the exponential operator S n ≡ exp [iλ sum((QiPi+1+Qi+1Pi))) from i=1 to n ],(Qn+1=Q1,Pn+1=P1),is an n-mode squeezing operator which enhances the standard squeezing.By virtue of the technique of integration within an ordered product of operators we derive S n ’s normally ordered expansion and obtain new n-mode squeezed vacuum states,its Wigner function is calculated by using the Weyl ordering invariance under similar transformations.     

Applications of Weyl Ordered Two-Mode Wigner Operator for Quantum Mechanical Entangled System

Based on the technique of integral within a Weyl ordered product of operators, we present applications of the Weyl ordered two-mode Wigner operator for quantum mechanical entangled system, e.g., we derive the complex Wigner transform and its relation to the complex fractional Fourier transform, as well as the entangled Radon transform.     

On the quantum-mechanical Fokker-Planck and Kramers-Chandrasekhar equation

In the classical theory of Brownian motion we can consider the Langevin equation as an infinitesimal transformation between the coordinates and momenta of a Brownian particle, given probabilistically, since the impulse appearing is characterized by a Gaussian random process. This probabilistic infinitesimal transformation generates a streaming on the distribution function, expressed by the classical Fokker-Planck and Kramers-Chandrasekhar equations. If the laws obeyed by the Brownian particle are quantum mechanical, we can reinterpret the Langevin equation as an operator relation expressing an infinitesimal transformation of these operators. Since the impulses are independent of the coordinates and momenta we can think of them as c numbers described by a Gaussian random process. The so resulting infinitesimal operator transformation induces a streaming on the density matrix. We may associate, according to Weyl functions with operators. The function associated with the density matrix is the Wigner function. Expressing, then, these operator relations in terms of these functions we can express the streaming as a continuity equation of the Wigner function. We find that in this parametrization the extra terms which appear are the same as in the classical theory, augmenting the usual Wigner equation.     

General Wigner Transforms Studied by Virtue of Weyl Ordering of the Wigner Operator

By virtue of the property that Weyl ordering is invariant under similar transformations we show that the Weyl ordered form of the Wigner operator, a Dirac δ-operator function, brings much convenience for derivingmiscellaneous Wigner transforms. The operators which engender various transforms of the Wigner operator, can alsobe easily deduced by virtue of the Weyl ordering technique. The correspondence between the optical Wigner transformsand the squeezing transforms in quantum optics is investigated.