Magnetic tomography of a cavity state

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作者
Walser, R [1 ]
Cirac, JI [1 ]
Zoller, P [1 ]
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[1] UNIV CASTILLA LA MANCHA, DEPT FIS APLICADA, CIUDAD REAL, SPAIN
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.77.2658
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
A method to determine the state of a single quantized cavity mode is proposed. By adiabatic passage, the quantum state of the field is transferred completely onto an internal Zeeman submanifold of an atom. Utilizing a method of Newton and Young [Ann. Phys. 49, 393 (1968)], we can determine this angular momentum state uniquely, by a finite number of magnetic dipole measurements with Stern-Gerlach analyzers. An example illustrates the influence of dissipation.
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页码:2658 / 2661
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