Robust generation of entanglement in Bose-Einstein condensates by collective atomic recoil

Journal Article · Fri Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 2004 · Physical Review. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.70.043809· OSTI ID:20646433

Cola, Mary M; Paris, Matteo G.A.; Piovella, Nicola ^[1]

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1. Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Universita di Milano and INFN and INFM at Universita di Milano, Via Celoria 16, Milan I-20133 (Italy)

We address the dynamics induced by collective atomic recoil in a Bose-Einstein condensate in the presence of radiation losses and atomic decoherence. In particular, we focus on the linear regime of the lasing mechanism, and analyze the effects of losses and decoherence on the generation of entanglement. The dynamics is that of three bosons, two atomic modes interacting with a single-mode radiation field, coupled with a bath of oscillators. The resulting three-mode dissipative Master equation is solved analytically in terms of the Wigner function. We examine in details the two complementary limits of high-Q cavity and bad cavity, the latter corresponding to the so-called superradiant regime, both in the quasiclassical and quantum regimes. We found that three-mode entanglement as well as two-mode atom-atom and atom-radiation entanglement is generally robust against losses and decoherence, thus making the present system a good candidate for the experimental observation of entanglement in condensate systems. In particular, steady-state entanglement may be obtained both between atoms with opposite momenta and between atoms and photons.

• OSTI ID: 20646433
• Journal Information: Physical Review. A, Journal Name: Physical Review. A Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 70; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAAN
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
ATOMS
BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATION
CORRELATIONS
ENERGY LEVELS
ENERGY LOSSES
OSCILLATORS
PHOTON-ATOM COLLISIONS
PHOTONS
QUANTUM MECHANICS
RECOILS
SUPERRADIANCE