Nonclassicality of vortex airy beams in the Wigner representation
The Wigner distribution function (WDF) of a vortex Airy beam is calculated analytically. The WDF provides intuitive pictures of the intriguing features of vorticity in phase space. The nonclassical property of the vortex Airy beam and the Airy beam is analyzed through the negative parts of the WDF....
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| author | Ooi, Chong Heng Raymond Chen, R.P. |
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| description | The Wigner distribution function (WDF) of a vortex Airy beam is calculated analytically. The WDF provides intuitive pictures of the intriguing features of vorticity in phase space. The nonclassical property of the vortex Airy beam and the Airy beam is analyzed through the negative parts of the WDF. The study shows that destructive interference of certain classical waves can mimic nonclassical lights such as those due to quantum effects. |
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| spelling | um.eprints-79582019-10-09T07:51:21Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/7958/ Nonclassicality of vortex airy beams in the Wigner representation Ooi, Chong Heng Raymond Chen, R.P. QC Physics The Wigner distribution function (WDF) of a vortex Airy beam is calculated analytically. The WDF provides intuitive pictures of the intriguing features of vorticity in phase space. The nonclassical property of the vortex Airy beam and the Airy beam is analyzed through the negative parts of the WDF. The study shows that destructive interference of certain classical waves can mimic nonclassical lights such as those due to quantum effects. American Physical Society 2011 Article PeerReviewed Ooi, Chong Heng Raymond and Chen, R.P. (2011) Nonclassicality of vortex airy beams in the Wigner representation. Physical Review A, 84 (4). 043846. ISSN 2469-9926, DOI https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.84.043846 <https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.84.043846>. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.84.043846 doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.84.043846 |
| spellingShingle | QC Physics Ooi, Chong Heng Raymond Chen, R.P. Nonclassicality of vortex airy beams in the Wigner representation |
| title | Nonclassicality of vortex airy beams in the Wigner representation |
| title_full | Nonclassicality of vortex airy beams in the Wigner representation |
| title_fullStr | Nonclassicality of vortex airy beams in the Wigner representation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nonclassicality of vortex airy beams in the Wigner representation |
| title_short | Nonclassicality of vortex airy beams in the Wigner representation |
| title_sort | nonclassicality of vortex airy beams in the wigner representation |
| topic | QC Physics |
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