Title :
Atomic wave packet dynamics in a standing wave quantum field
Author :
Young-Tak Chough ; Hyunchul Nha ; Kyungwon An
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Korea Adv. Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Taejeon, South Korea
Abstract :
We analyze a cavity-QED single atom detection system, in the viewpoint of the momentum-quantized quantum trajectory theory. We find that the detection efficiency is not sensitive to the individual atomic trajectory for reasonably slow atoms.
Keywords :
particle optics; quantum electrodynamics; quantum optics; atomic trajectory; atomic wave packet dynamics; cavity-QED single atom detection system; detection efficiency; momentum-quantized quantum trajectory theory; slow atoms; standing wave quantum field; Atom lasers; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Atomic measurements; Couplings; Damping; Frequency; Quantum mechanics; Resonance; Uncertainty;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.971118