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Title: Total quantum Zeno effect and intelligent states for a two-level system in a squeezed bath

Journal Article · · Physical Review. A
;  [1];  [2]
  1. Departmento de Fisica, Universidad Simon Bolivar, Apartado Postal 89000, Caracas 1080A (Venezuela)
  2. Facultad de Fisica, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Casilla 306, Santiago (Chile)

In this work we show that, by frequent measurements of adequately chosen observables, a complete suppression of the decay in an exponentially decaying two-level system interacting with a squeezed bath is obtained. The observables for which the effect is observed depend on the squeezing parameters of the bath. The initial states that display total Zeno effect are intelligent states of two conjugate observables associated to the electromagnetic fluctuations of the bath.

OSTI ID:
20974686
Journal Information:
Physical Review. A, Vol. 74, Issue 5; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.74.052107; (c) 2006 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1050-2947
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English