Statistics of states generated by quantum-scissors device<xref rid="cpb_28_3_030302fn1" ref-type="fn">*</xref><fn id="cpb_28_3_030302fn1"><label>*</label><p>Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11725524, 61471356, and 11674089).</p></fn>

Statistics of states generated by quantum-scissors device**

Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11725524, 61471356, and 11674089).

Wang Ming-Hao^{1, 2, †}, Yan Guo-An^{1, 3, ‡}

Intensity gain for thermal states as a function of k for n¯=0.4 , 0.6, 0.8, and 1.0. Similarly, the amplification occurs only for n¯<1 .