Measuring a coherent superposition
- Abstract: We propose a simple method for measuring the populations and the relative phase in a coherent superposition of two atomic states. The method is based on coupling the two states to a third common (excited) state by means of two laser pulses, and measuring the total fluorescence from the third state for several choices of the excitation pulses.
Author: | K. Bergmann, N.V. Vitanov, B.W. Shore, R.G. Unanyan |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hbz:386-kluedo-11453 |
Document Type: | Preprint |
Language of publication: | English |
Year of Completion: | 1999 |
Year of first Publication: | 1999 |
Publishing Institution: | Technische Universität Kaiserslautern |
Date of the Publication (Server): | 2001/05/09 |
Faculties / Organisational entities: | Kaiserslautern - Fachbereich Physik |
DDC-Cassification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 530 Physik |
Licence (German): | Standard gemäß KLUEDO-Leitlinien vor dem 27.05.2011 |