Thermalization of an isotropic quantum harmonic oscillator

This work describes the most important states used in the field of quantum information: coherent states. We start with the definition of a Hamiltonian for a two-dimesional harmonic oscillator from which we construct the eigenstates called Hermite-Gauss states and Laguerre-Gauss states, which allow t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Morales Rodríguez, María del Pilar
Tipo de recurso: tesis de maestría
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Valladolid
Repositorio:UVaDOC. Repositorio Documental de la Universidad de Valladolid
OAI Identifier:oai:uvadoc.uva.es:10324/63444
Acceso en línea:https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/63444
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Laguerre-Gauss
Hermite-Gauss
BeamSplitter
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Sumario:This work describes the most important states used in the field of quantum information: coherent states. We start with the definition of a Hamiltonian for a two-dimesional harmonic oscillator from which we construct the eigenstates called Hermite-Gauss states and Laguerre-Gauss states, which allow to describe the modes of a beam system. We continue describing the main coherent and thermal states that can be defined from the same Hamiltonian, this time they are visualized as eigenstates of the SU(1, 1) group generators and then for SU(2). Subsequently, a theoretical system involving the input of a thermal state and an empty state in a beam splitter is discussed and experimentally compared.