Abstract
It is shown that if one has access to only one mode of a two-mode squeezed-vacuum state, the photon statistics of this mode is indistinguishable from that of a thermal distribution. Parametric interactions that give rise to two-mode squeezing thus provide a mechanism for thermalization that is intrinsically quantum mechanical.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3464-3466 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Physical Review A |
Volume | 36 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1987 |
Externally published | Yes |