Generating and Revealing a Quantum Superposition of Electromagnetic Field Binomial States in a Cavity

Abstract

We introduce the $N$-photon quantum superposition of two orthogonal generalized binomial states of electromagnetic field. We then propose, using resonant atom-cavity interactions, non-conditional schemes to generate and reveal such a quantum superposition for the two-photon case in a single-mode high-$Q$ cavity. We finally discuss the implementation of the proposed schemes.

4 pages, 3 figures. Title changed (published version)