arXiv:0710.5048 · Journal of Physics A Mathematical and Theoretical

Vacuum-induced stationary entanglement in radiatively coupled three-level atoms

Łukasz Derkacz, Lech Jakóbczyk

Published Apr 30, 2008• 13 citations

Abstract

We consider a pair of three-level atoms interacting with a common vacuum and analyse the process of entanglement production due to spontaneous emission. We show that in the case of closely separated atoms collective damping can generate robust entanglement of the asymptotic states.

DOI: 10.1088/1751-8113/41/20/205304

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