ISSN:
1432-0649
Keywords:
42.50.+q
;
03.65.Bz
;
42.52.+x
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract An interferometer in which an atom traverses two identical micromaser cavities in succession is proposed. Depending on the preparation of the cavity fields, the probability for finding the atom in a definite final state displays Ramsey fringes or not. If the initial cavity fields are such that the state of the atom between the cavities can be determined, then the Ramsey fringes disappear, as is required by the principle of complementarity.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00325381
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