Single-Shot Generation and Detection of a Two-Photon Generalized   Binomial State in a Cavity
  A "quasi-deterministic" scheme to generate a two-photon generalized binomial state in a single-mode high-Q cavity is proposed. We also suggest a single-shot scheme to measure the generated state based on a probe two-level atom that "reads" the cavity field. The possibility of implementing the schemes is discussed. 
R. Lo Franco, G. Compagno, A. Messina, and A. Napoli