Wigner function of coherent state of N components

In this paper, we study the Wigner function of coherent state of N components, especially two components and three components. This function consists of two terms： the Gaussian term and the interference term with the negativity. The first term comprises N Gaussian surfaces evenly centred on a circle of radius ｜β｜ = ｜α｜ with a separate angle of 2π/N, and the second term is composed of 1/2N（N - 1） Gaussian-cosine surfaces evenly centred in a circular region of radius ｜β｜ 〈 ｜α｜. Here, a is the eigenvalue of the annihilation operator α, and β is a variable in some complex space in which the Wigner function is defined. We have proved that the essential condition to eliminate the negativity of the Wigner function is that the mean photon count of the coherent state is equal to that of the Glouber coherent state.     

多光子激发相干态的Wigner函数

Wigner函数的负性是非经典量子态的重要判据之一.利用Fock态表象下Wigner函数的一般表达式,重构了相干态｜z〉的k光子激发态｜+k,z〉～a^－k｜z〉（k≥1）的Wigner函数,并根据其数值结果讨论了该量子态的非经典特性（这里a^－1为Bose湮没算符的逆算符,其作用相当于Bose产生算符）.结果表明,不论k取奇数还是偶数,相干态的这些k光子激发态都具有非经典特性;而且k的取值越大,这些量子态的非经典特性越明显. 关键词： 非经典量子态 激发相干态 Wigner函数 非经典特性     

The effect of atomic spontaneous decay on the dynamics of the negativity of the Wigner function of radiation

The exact solution of the master equation for the case of a high-Q cavity with atomic decay is found. We use the negativity of the Wigner function (WF) as an indicator of nonclassicality. It is found that the negative values of the field WF are very sensitive to any change in the damping parameter. The atomic spontaneous decay leads to the simultaneous disappearance of both entanglement and nonclassicality of quantum states. Moreover, the purity of the field states is completely lost.     

Experimental Investigation of the Robustness of a New Bell-Type Inequality of Triphoton GHZ States in Open Systems

Knowing the level of entanglement robustness against quantum bit loss or decoherence mechanisms is an important issue for any application of quantum information. Fidelity of states can be used to judge whether there is entanglement in multi-particle systems. It is well known that quantum channel security in QKD can be estimated by measuring the robustness of Bell-type inequality against noise. We experimentally investigate a new Bell-type inequality (NBTI) in the three-photon Greenberger–Horne–Zeilinger (GHZ) states with different levels of spin-flip noise. The results show that the fidelity and the degree of violation of the NBTI decrease monotonically with the increase of noise intensity. They also provide a method to judge whether there is entanglement in three-particle mixed states.     

Classical Invasive Description of Informationally-Complete Quantum Processes

In classical stochastic theory, the joint probability distributions of a stochastic process obey by definition the Kolmogorov consistency conditions. Interpreting such a process as a sequence of physical measurements with probabilistic outcomes, these conditions reflect that the measurements do not alter the state of the underlying physical system. Prominently, this assumption has to be abandoned in the context of quantum mechanics, yet there are also classical processes in which measurements influence the measured system. Here, conditions that characterize uniquely classical processes that are probed by a reasonable class of such invasive measurements are derived. We then analyze under what circumstances such classical processes can simulate the statistics arising from quantum processes associated with informationally-complete measurements. It is expected that this investigation will help build a bridge between two fundamental traits of non-classicality, namely, coherence and contextuality.