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Chinese Physics Letters

Reversible Decoherence of a Mesoscopic Superposition Driven by a Time—Dependent External Field

侯邦品, 余万伦

Published Jan 1, 2002• 0 citations
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Abstract

By using the normal-ordering technique in the coherent state representation,we discuss the dynamical evolution of the coherence of a Schrodinger cat state in a high Q cavity coupled to another resonator in the presence of external fields.During the progression of the coherence,we pay particular attention to the effect of the external fields,as well as to the initial phase of the Schrodinger cat state.

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The dynamics of quantum decoherence have been experimentally studied for the first time. A single circular Rydberg atom prepares in a high-quality superconducting cavity a ‚Schrödinger cat‘ state of the radiation field. This highly non-classical state is a quantum superposition of two coherent components with different classical phases. A second atom probes the cavity state after a tunable delay. The decay of the quantum correlations between the two atoms reveals the evolution of the initial quantum superposition into a mere statistical mixture. The time scale of this process decreases when the separation beween the two components increases. A simple theoretical model of the experiment is presented. The excellent agreement with the experimental signals confirms in a striking way the decoherence approach.
A single circular Rydberg atom is used to prepare in a high quality superconducting cavity a “Schrödinger cat” state, quantum superposition of two coherent fields with different classical phases. A second atom probes the cavity state after a tunable delay. The decay of the quantum correlations between the two atoms reveals the evolution of the field state from an initial quantum superposition into a mere statistical mixture. The time scale of this decay decreases when the separation between the two components increases. This is the first experimental observation of the dynamics of decoherence, lying at the heart of the quantum measurement process.