%0 Journal Article %A Luis Aina, Alfredo %A Peřina, J. %T SU(2) coherent states in parametric down-conversion %D 1996 %@ 1050-2947 %U https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/59730 %X The states generated from the vacuum in two parametric down-conversion crystals with aligned idler beams are studied. It is shown that after a measurement of the photon number in some of the modes, the emerging states can be related to SU(2) and SU(1,1) coherent acid minimum-uncertainty states. %~