Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics

Influence of a Kerr-like medium on the evolution of field entropy and entanglement in a three-level atom

Mahmoud Abdel‐Aty

Published Jul 3, 2000• 69 citations

Abstract

We have investigated the evolution of the field quantum entropy and the entanglement of the atom field in a three-level atom, with an additional Kerr-like medium for one mode. The exact results are employed to perform a careful investigation of the temporal evolution of the entropy. A factorization of the initial density operator is assumed, where the privileged field mode is in a coherent state. We invoke the mathematical notion of maximum variation of a function to construct a measure for entropy fluctuations. The effect of a Kerr-like medium on the entropy is analysed. It is shown that the addition of the Kerr medium has an important effect on the properties of the entropy and the entanglement. The results show that the effect of the Kerr medium changes the quasiperiod of the field entropy evolution and entanglement between the atom and the field. The general conclusions reached are illustrated by numerical results.

DOI: 10.1088/0953-4075/33/14/305

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