Trapped ions as vibrational beam splitters: SU(2) states in a two-dimensional ion trap
- Optics Section, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College, London SW72BZ (United Kingdom)
A scheme for preparing vibrational SU(2) states of motion in a two-dimensional ion trap is described. These anticorrelated two-mode states are formally equivalent to the output photon states of a lossless SU(2) interferometer with number-state inputs. Nontrivial statistics such as the binomial distribution and the discrete {open_quote}{open_quote}arcsine{close_quote}{close_quote} distribution can be generated in the vibrational states of trapped ions, and detected by measuring the population inversion of the ion driven by a laser field along a specific direction. {copyright} {ital 1996 The American Physical Society.}
- OSTI ID:
- 286639
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review A, Journal Name: Physical Review A Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 54; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAAN
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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