ISSN:
1434-6079
Keywords:
PACS. 42.50.Vk Mechanical effects of light on atoms, molecules, electrons, and ions - 42.50.Dv Nonclassical field states; squeezed, antibunched, and sub-Poissonian states; definitions of the phase of the field; phase measurements
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract: We propose a method for preparing superpositions of coherent states of the motion of an ion in an anisotropic two-dimensional trap, in which the ion is tightly bound in the y direction. In the scheme the ion is excited by two resonant laser beams with equal amplitude, propagating along the x and y directions, respectively. In the Dicke-Lamb limit, an initial coherent state of the ion motion can be converted into a superposition of several coherent states on a circle through the laser-ion interactions and state-selective measurements on the ion.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s100530050070
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