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Atom interferometry with quantized light pulses

Soukup, Katharina ; Di Pumpo, Fabio ; Asano, Tobias ; Schleich, Wolfgang P. ; Giese, Enno (2021)
Atom interferometry with quantized light pulses.
In: The Journal of Chemical Physics, 154 (16)
doi: 10.1063/5.0048806
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Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract)

The far-field patterns of atoms diffracted from a classical light field or from a quantum one in a photon-number state are identical. On the other hand, diffraction from a field in a coherent state, which shares many properties with classical light, displays a completely different behavior. We show that in contrast to the diffraction patterns, the interference signal of an atom interferometer with light-pulse beam splitters and mirrors in intense coherent states does approach the limit of classical fields. However, low photon numbers reveal the granular structure of light, leading to a reduced visibility since welcher-Weg (which-way) information is encoded into the field. We discuss this effect for a single photon-number state as well as a superposition of two such states.

Typ des Eintrags: Artikel
Erschienen: 2021
Autor(en): Soukup, Katharina ; Di Pumpo, Fabio ; Asano, Tobias ; Schleich, Wolfgang P. ; Giese, Enno
Art des Eintrags: Bibliographie
Titel: Atom interferometry with quantized light pulses
Sprache: Englisch
Publikationsjahr: 29 April 2021
Verlag: AIP Publishing
Titel der Zeitschrift, Zeitung oder Schriftenreihe: The Journal of Chemical Physics
Jahrgang/Volume einer Zeitschrift: 154
(Heft-)Nummer: 16
Kollation: 9 Seiten
DOI: 10.1063/5.0048806
URL / URN: https://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/5.0048806
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Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract):

The far-field patterns of atoms diffracted from a classical light field or from a quantum one in a photon-number state are identical. On the other hand, diffraction from a field in a coherent state, which shares many properties with classical light, displays a completely different behavior. We show that in contrast to the diffraction patterns, the interference signal of an atom interferometer with light-pulse beam splitters and mirrors in intense coherent states does approach the limit of classical fields. However, low photon numbers reveal the granular structure of light, leading to a reduced visibility since welcher-Weg (which-way) information is encoded into the field. We discuss this effect for a single photon-number state as well as a superposition of two such states.

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Fachbereich(e)/-gebiet(e): 05 Fachbereich Physik
05 Fachbereich Physik > Institut für Angewandte Physik
05 Fachbereich Physik > Institut für Angewandte Physik > Theoretische Quantenoptik
05 Fachbereich Physik > Institut für Angewandte Physik > Theoretische Quantenphysik
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