Nonlinear vibronic dynamics of three laser-driven ions in a linear trap
Abstract
The nonlinear interaction of three ions in a linear trap with laser light is studied by taking into account the three vibrational modes within a rotating-wave approximation. It is demonstrated that, for localization conditions far from the Lamb-Dicke limit, all three modes have a significant impact on the dynamics of the system. Preparations of vibrational Fock states can be used to realize two different regimes with an exactly solvable three-atom dynamics. The first one corresponds to a nonlinear version of the Tavis-Cummings coupling, whereas the Tavis-Cummings type interactions are suppressed in the second one.
- Publication:
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Journal of Optics B: Quantum and Semiclassical Optics
- Pub Date:
- March 2004
- DOI:
- 10.1088/1464-4266/6/3/012
- Bibcode:
- 2004JOptB...6S..71B
- Keywords:
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- nonlinear Tavis–Cummings modelion-traplaser–ion interaction