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Exotic quantum dark states

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We extend studies of velocity selective coherent population trapping to atoms having a transition. When placed in a two-dimensional laser field these atoms are optically pumped into different velocity selective nonabsorbing states. Each of these distinct energy eigenstates exhibits a unique entanglement between its internal and external degrees of freedom. We use a graphical method that makes easier the description of these states. We confirm our predictions experimentally.

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  1. Collège de France and Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, École Normale Supérieure, 24 rue Lhomond, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France, , , , , , FR

    S. Kulin, Y. Castin, M. Ol'shanii, E. Peik, B. Saubaméa, M. Leduc & C. Cohen-Tannoudji

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Received 18 December 1998 and Received in final form 29 January 1999

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Kulin, S., Castin, Y., Ol'shanii, M. et al. Exotic quantum dark states. Eur. Phys. J. D 7, 279–284 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100530050570

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