Generation of arbitrary Dicke states in spinor Bose-Einstein condensates

被引:65
作者
Raghavan, S
Pu, H
Meystre, P
Bigelow, NP
机构
[1] Univ Rochester, Laser Energet Lab, Rochester, NY 14627 USA
[2] Univ Rochester, Dept Phys & Astron, Rochester, NY 14627 USA
[3] Univ Arizona, Ctr Opt Sci, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
[4] Univ Rochester, Theory Ctr Opt Sci & Engn, Rochester, NY 14627 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
quantum optics; Bose-Einstein condensation; squeezing; laser cooling;
D O I
10.1016/S0030-4018(00)01163-9
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We demonstrate that the combination of two-body collisions and applied Rabi pulses makes it possible to prepare arbitrary Dicke (spin) states as well as maximally entangled states by appropriate sequencing of external fields. (C) 2001 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.
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页码:149 / 154
页数:6
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