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arXiv:0707.1465

Resonant superradiant backward-scattering as a source for many-particle entanglement

van der Stam, K. M. R., R. Meppelink, J. M. M. J. Vogels, Jan W. Thomsen, P. van der Straten

Published Jul 10, 2007• 1 citation
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Abstract

We investigate the atom pair production by superradiant backward-scattering from a Bose-Einstein condensate. By driving the superradiant process with two frequencies we can extend both the range of pulse duration and intensity by two orders of magnitude and obtain full control over the number of scattered atoms in forward and backward direction. We show that the atoms scattered in forward direction are strongly correlated with the atoms scattered in backward direction, which makes resonant superradiant backward-scattering a promising candidate for many-particle entanglement.

DOI
10.48550/arxiv.0707.1465

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