SCATTERING OF ATOMS BY LIGHT - PROBING A QUANTUM STATE AND THE VARIANCE OF THE PHASE OPERATOR

Authors
BASEIA B VYAS R DANTAS CMA BAGNATO VS
Citation
B. Baseia et al., SCATTERING OF ATOMS BY LIGHT - PROBING A QUANTUM STATE AND THE VARIANCE OF THE PHASE OPERATOR, Physics letters. A, 194(3), 1994, pp. 153-158
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Physics letters. A → ACNP
ISSN journal
03759601
Volume
194
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
153 - 158
Database
ISI
SICI code
0375-9601(1994)194:3<153:SOABL->2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
An experiment is proposed to study the quantum state and the variance of the phase operator by measuring the momentum distribution of the at oms resulting from the interaction of an atomic beam with a single mod e electromagnetic field via a two-photon interaction. A comparison of the results with those obtained for a one-photon interaction is made. Advantages in using the two-photon interaction are pointed out.