Quantum nondemolition measurements of collective atomic spin

被引:113
作者
Kuzmich, A [1 ]
Mandel, L
Janis, J
Young, YE
Ejnisman, R
Bigelow, NP
机构
[1] Univ Rochester, Dept Phys & Astron, Rochester, NY 14627 USA
[2] Univ Rochester, Laser Energet Lab, Rochester, NY 14627 USA
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PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1999年 / 60卷 / 03期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.60.2346
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We have performed quantum nondemolition measurements on the collective spin of similar to 10(6) cesium atoms. In this way ensembles of atoms with sub-shot-noise fluctuations of a collective spin have been prepared. These observations open the way toward the generation of squeezed spin states of atoms. [S1050-2947(99)03609-4].
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页码:2346 / 2350
页数:5
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