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arXiv:1105.5493 · Europhysics Letters (EPL)

Quantum noise in three-dimensional BEC interferometry

Bogdan Opanchuk, M. Egorov, Scott E. Hoffmann, A. I. Sidorov, P. D. Drummond

Published Mar 1, 2012• 32 citations
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Abstract

We develop a theory of quantum fluctuations and squeezing in a three-dimensional Bose-Einstein condensate atom interferometer with nonlinear losses. We use stochastic equations in a truncated Wigner representation to treat quantum noise. Our approach includes the multi-mode spatial evolution of spinor components and describes the many-body dynamics of a mesoscopic quantum system.

DOI
10.1209/0295-5075/97/50003

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