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    "abstract": "We introduce phase operators associated with the algebra su(3), which is the\nappropriate tool to describe three-level systems. The rather unusual properties\nof this phase are caused by the small dimension of the system and are explored\nin detail. When a three-level atom interacts with a quantum field in a cavity,\na polynomial deformation of this algebra emerges in a natural way. We also\nintroduce a polar decomposition of the atom-field relative amplitudes that\nleads to a Hermitian relative-phase operator, whose eigenstates correctly\ndescribe the corresponding phase properties. We claim that this is the natural\nvariable to deal with quantum interference effects in atom-field interactions.\nWe find the probability distribution for this variable and study its time\nevolution in some special cases.",
    "arxiv_id": "quant-ph/0212012",
    "authors": [
      "A. B. Klimov",
      "L. L. Sanchez-Soto",
      "J. Delgado",
      "E. C. Yustas"
    ],
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      "quant-ph"
    ],
    "doi": "10.1103/PhysRevA.67.013803",
    "journal_ref": "Phys.Rev. A67 (2003) 013803",
    "title": "Phase states for a three-level atom interacting with quantum fields",
    "url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0212012"
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