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In Chap. 2 we introduced the concept and definition of squeezed states of the EM field and briefly discussed how squeezed states could be detected using the standard heterodyne or homodyne detection schemes. Squeezed states are an example of quantum (nonclassical) states of the EM field with fluctuations in one of the quadrature component of the field reduced below the standard quantum limit . For a squeezed state the Glauber–Sudarshan P representation of the density operator does not exist as a classical probability density, and this is well-known signature of a nonclassical field. Therefore, it is essential to use quantum theory in the description of squeezed states, they cannot be understood using semiclassical techniques that assume a classical electromagnetic field interacting with quantized atoms or detectors.
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Ficek, Z., Tanaś, R. (2017). Quantum Spectroscopy with Squeezed Light. In: Quantum-Limit Spectroscopy. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 200. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-3740-0_6
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