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arXiv:1610.09820 · Physical Review A

Pseudo-steady-state non-Gaussian Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen steering of massive particles in pumped and damped Bose-Hubbard dimers

M. K. Olsen

Published Feb 23, 2017• 11 citations
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Abstract

We propose and analyze a pumped and damped Bose-Hubbard dimer as a source of continuous-variable Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen (EPR) steering with non-Gaussian statistics. We use and compare the results of the approximate truncated Wigner and the exact positive-$P$ representation to calculate and compare the predictions for intensities, second-order quantum correlations, and third- and fourth-order cumulants. We find agreement for intensities and the products of inferred quadrature variances, which indicate that states demonstrating the EPR paradox are present. We find clear signals of non-Gaussianity in the quantum states of the modes from both the approximate and exact techniques, with quantitative differences in their predictions. Our proposed experimental configuration is extrapolated from current experimental techniques and adds another apparatus to the current toolbox of quantum atom optics.

DOI
10.1103/physreva.95.023623

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