QUANTUM OPTICAL RAMSEY FRINGES AND COMPLEMENTARITY

被引:41
作者
ENGLERT, BG
WALTHER, H
SCULLY, MO
机构
[1] MAX PLANCK INST QUANTUM OPT,W-8046 GARCHING,GERMANY
[2] UNIV NEW MEXICO,CTR ADV STUDIES,ALBUQUERQUE,NM 87131
来源
APPLIED PHYSICS B-PHOTOPHYSICS AND LASER CHEMISTRY | 1992年 / 54卷 / 05期
关键词
03.65.Bz; 42.50.+q; 42.52.+x;
D O I
10.1007/BF00325381
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
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.
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页码:366 / 368
页数:3
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