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A review of the symplectic tomography method is presented. Superpositions of different types of photon states are considered within the framework of the tomography approach. Such nonclassical photon states as even and odd coherent states, crystallized Schrödinger cat states, and other superposition states are studied using the construction of symplectic tomograms (tomographic symbols) and the star-product formalism for tomograms.
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Bazrafkan, M.R., Man'ko, V.I. Tomography of Nonclassical States. Journal of Russian Laser Research 24, 80–94 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022573510147
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