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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-749-0
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2003.238051
