Generation of macroscopic superpositions in a micromaser

John J. Slosser; Pierre Meystre; Ewan M. Wright

doi:10.1364/OL.15.000233

Generation of macroscopic superpositions in a micromaser

John J. Slosser, Pierre Meystre, Ewan M. Wright

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At low temperatures steady-state macroscopic superpositions can be generated in the field of a micromaser pumped by a stream of two-level atoms injected in a coherent superposition of their upper and lower states. The onset of these superpositions resembles a second-order phase transition, with the control parameter being the ratio of the atomic injection rate to the cavity damping rate.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	233-235
Number of pages	3
Journal	Optics letters
Volume	15
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.15.000233
State	Published - Feb 15 1990

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