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Journal of Optics B Quantum and Semiclassical Optics

Generation of Fock state and quantum entanglement in a coupled ladder atom cavity system

Shangqing Gong, Xun‐Li Feng, Zhizhan Xu

Published Dec 16, 2002• 1 citation
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Abstract

We investigate the behaviour of an atom–cavity system via an adiabatic passage technique using a three-level ladder atom both for one-mode and for two-mode cavity QED. For one-mode cavity QED, we find that a single-photon Fock state can be generated via the technique of stimulated Raman adiabatic passage in the microwave domain. For two-mode cavity QED, we find that a two-photon pair can be generated via the technique of Stark shift rapid adiabatic passage (SRAP). We also find, for the two-mode cavity QED system, that an entangled state of the two modes in a microwave cavity can be prepared via the SRAP technique, in which the number of steps required is significantly reduced due to the adiabatic passage of the ladder atom–cavity coupled system.

DOI
10.1088/1464-4266/5/1/307

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