Generation of Four-Photon Coherent State via Degenerate Raman Interaction

A scheme is presented for generating a four-photon coherent state via the degenerate Raman interaction. The scheme does not need classical fields to manipulate the atoms. Its another advantage is that the atomic spontaneous emission can be neglected. Therefore, the coherence of the system may be better maintained. The scheme can be generalized to generate superposition of 2ⁿ coherent states and superposition of 2ⁿ two-mode coherent states. The coherent states in each mode are on a circle symmetrically.