Synthesis of arbitrary quantum states via adiabatic transfer of Zeeman coherence

A. S. Parkins; P. Marte; P. Zoller; H. J. Kimble

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.71.3095

Synthesis of arbitrary quantum states via adiabatic transfer of Zeeman coherence

A. S. Parkins, P. Marte, P. Zoller, and H. J. Kimble

Phys. Rev. Lett. 71, 3095 – Published 8 November 1993

Abstract

A scheme for the preparation of general coherent superpositions of photon-number states is proposed. By strongly coupling an atom to a cavity field, atomic ground-state Zeeman coherence can be transferred by (coherent) adiabatic passage to the cavity mode and a general field state can be generated without atomic projection noise.