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One-sided atomic deflection in the optical Stern-Gerlach effect and coherent trapping
G. VetriA. VaglicaI. Cusumanosubject
Condensed Matter::Quantum GasesElectromagnetic fieldPhysicsStern–Gerlach experimentScatteringCoherent backscatteringAtomic and Molecular Physics and Opticslaw.inventionDeflection (physics)lawOptical cavityAtomPhysics::Atomic and Molecular ClustersCoherent statesPhysics::Atomic PhysicsAtomic physicsdescription
In the optical Stern-Gerlach effect, the interaction of a traveling two-level atom with the electromagnetic field of an optical cavity causes a splitting of the atomic trajectory. One may ask if it is possible to single out particular initial configurations of the system that will lead to selective scattering, in which the atoms follow only one trajectory. We show that these configurations consist of a coherent superposition of the atomic internal states, and of a field phase state or a field coherent state, with a precise phase relation between the two subsystems: The same configurations which produce the so-called atomic coherent trapping in the Jaynes-Cummings model.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-10-10 | Physical Review A |