Coherence Properties and Quantum State Transportation in an Optical Conveyor Belt

2003/04/11 by Stefan Kuhr, S. Kuhr, Wolfgang Alt +12 · 5 citations
Computer Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates #Quantum Information and Cryptography #Quantum optics and atomic interactions #quant-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevlett.91.213002

published as Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 213002 (2003) · 4 pages, 3 figures

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Abstract

We have prepared and detected quantum coherences of trapped cesium atoms with long dephasing times. Controlled transport by an "optical conveyor belt" over macroscopic distances preserves the atomic coherence with slight reduction of coherence time. The limiting dephasing effects are experimentally identified, and we present an analytical model of the reversible and irreversible dephasing mechanisms. Our experimental methods are applicable at the single-atom level. Coherent quantum bit operations along with quantum state transport open the route towards a "quantum shift register" of individual neutral atoms.

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