DocumentCode
2671702
Title
Motional quantum state reconstruction in an optical lattice
Author
Myrskog, S.H. ; Fox, J.K. ; Steinberg, A.M.
Author_Institution
Toronto Univ., Ont., Canada
fYear
2003
fDate
6-6 June 2003
Abstract
Summary form only given. We demonstrate reconstruction of the quantum center-of-mass motion of laser-cooled atoms confined in an optical lattice. We examine time-evolution of the density matrix to study decoherence effects in the lattice.
Keywords
laser cooling; quantum optics; decoherence effects; density matrix; laser-cooled atoms; motional quantum state reconstruction; optical lattice; quantum center-of-mass motion; Atom lasers; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Atomic measurements; Energy measurement; Energy states; Lattices; Optical scattering; Stationary state; Tomography;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-749-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/QELS.2003.238051
Filename
1276382
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