Coherent deflection of atomic samples and positional mesoscopic superpositions

2024/11/27 by da Silva, L. F. Alves, Rocha, L. M. R., Moussa, M. H. Y.
#Atomic Physics (physics.atom-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #Optics (physics.optics) #Quantum Physics (quant-ph)

paper · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2411.18760

Abstract

We present a protocol based on the interplay between superradiance and superabsorption to achieve the coherent deflection of an atomic sample due to the momentum transfer from the atoms to a cavity field. The coherent character of this momentum transfer, causing the atomic sample to deflect as a whole, follows from the collective nature of the atomic superradiant pulse and its superabsorption by the cavity field. The protocol is then used for the construction of positional mesoscopic atomic superpositions.

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