Abstract
A method to cool the atoms to the vibrational ground state using resolved-sideband Raman cooling between different magnetic sublevels is investigated. A novel scheme for implementing unitary operations based on adiabatic rapid passage is discussed. Once atoms are cooled to the ground states, the same adiabatic passage technique can be used to perform unitary transformations that prepare the atomic wave packet in a given quantum state. The characteristics of the potential, such as well shape and depth, can be easily adjusted through simple changes in the laser geometry, polarization, and intensity. Lattice vibrations can be added at will with an arbitrary noise spectrum.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages | 66 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| State | Published - 1997 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1997 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, QELS - Baltimore, MD, USA Duration: May 18 1997 → May 23 1997 |
Other
| Other | Proceedings of the 1997 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, QELS |
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| City | Baltimore, MD, USA |
| Period | 5/18/97 → 5/23/97 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy