Monte Carlo simulation of master equations in quantum optics for vacuum, thermal, and squeezed reservoirs.

Wave-function simulation of themasterequation in terms of quantum jumps is illustrated for vacuum, thermal, and squeezed reservoirs. We discuss simulation techniques for (i) atomic density matrices, and resonance fluorescence and weak-field absorption spectra of atoms, (ii) decay of a two-level system in a squeezed vacuum, and (iii) a strongly coupled atom-cavity system driven by termal light