Squeezing operator

Layer 1 — Physicsin the quantum-optics subtree

Unitary Ŝ(ξ) = exp[½(ξ*â² − ξ↲)] generated by two-photon processes. Acting on the vacuum produces the squeezed vacuum |0,ξ⟩; combined with displacement yields displaced-squeezed states.

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