Coherence measurements on Rydberg wave packets kicked by a half-cycle pulse
Journal Article
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· Physical Review. A
- FOCUS Center, Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1120 (United States)
A kick from a unipolar half-cycle pulse (HCP) can redistribute population and shift the relative phase between states in a radial Rydberg wave packet. We have measured the quantum coherence properties following the kick, and show that selected coherences can be destroyed by applying a HCP at specific times. Quantum mechanical simulations show that this is due to redistribution of the angular momentum in the presence of noise. These results have implications for the storage and retrieval of quantum information in the wave packet.
- OSTI ID:
- 20650104
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review. A, Journal Name: Physical Review. A Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 71; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAAN
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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