Vibrational superposition states without rotating wave approximation
Abstract
We propose a scheme to generate superpositions of coherent states for the vibrational motion of a laser cooled trapped-ion. It is based on the interaction with a standing wave making use of the counter-rotating terms, i.e. not applying the rotating wave approximation. We also show that the same scheme can be exploited for quantum state measurement, i.e. with the same scheme non-classical states may be reconstructed
- Publication:
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Journal of Modern Optics
- Pub Date:
- December 2000
- DOI:
- 10.1080/09500340008235136
- arXiv:
- arXiv:quant-ph/0004080
- Bibcode:
- 2000JMOp...47.2133M
- Keywords:
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- Quantum Physics
- E-Print:
- 8 pages, to appear in J. Mod. Optics