Mixed cat states at low purity of light

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2511.22511v1
• Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2025 14:42:55 GMT
• Title: Mixed cat states at low purity of light
• Authors: N. I. Petrov,
• Abstract summary: We show that a quantum superposition of spatially displaced mixed cat states can be generated within an optical waveguide.<n>It is shown that highly mixed Schrodinger cat states can be observed at a well-defined propagation distance.
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• Abstract: Pure states are usually used to observe quantum phenomena. In this study, we show that a quantum superposition of spatially displaced mixed cat states can be generated within an optical waveguide via nonparaxial unitary evolution of the initial low coherence (low purity) light beam. It is shown that highly mixed Schrodinger cat states can be observed at a well-defined propagation distance. The importance of the long-term decoherence and recoherence of the original wave packet in observing the mixed cat states is demonstrated. The Heisenberg and Schrodinger-Robertson uncertainty relations for mixed cat states are evaluated. We have demonstrated the feasibility of our method using accurate numerical simulations for the parameters of the source and optical waveguide available in practice.

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