ON THE INTERACTION OF 2-LEVEL ATOMS WITH SUPERPOSITIONS OF COHERENT STATES OF LIGHT

Authors
MOYACESSA H VIDIELLABARRANCO A
Citation
H. Moyacessa et A. Vidiellabarranco, ON THE INTERACTION OF 2-LEVEL ATOMS WITH SUPERPOSITIONS OF COHERENT STATES OF LIGHT, J. mod. opt., 42(7), 1995, pp. 1547-1552
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
J. mod. opt. → ACNP
ISSN journal
09500340
Volume
42
Issue
7
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1547 - 1552
Database
ISI
SICI code
0950-0340(1995)42:7<1547:OTIO2A>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
In this paper we study the decoherence process occurring when a field prepared in quantum superpositions of coherent states (Schrodinger cat s) interacts with a two-level atom in the framework of the Jaynes-Cumm ings model. We emphasize the influence of the relative phase in the in itial superposition state on the purity of the field during the evolut ion.