Remarks on the use of group theory in quantum optics.
The relationships between certain important nonclassical states of the quantized field and the coherent states associated with the SU(2) and SU(1,1) Lie groups and associated Lie algebras is briefly reviewed. As an example of the utility of group theoretical methods in quantum optics, a method for generating maximally entangled photonic states is discussed. These states may be of great importance for achieving Heisenberg-limited interferometry and in beating the diffraction limit in lithography.
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