Physical Review A
Creation of atomic coherent superposition states via the technique of stimulated Raman adiabatic passage using a Λ -type system with a manifold of levels
Yueping Niu, Shangqing Gong, Ruxin Li, Shiqi Jin
Abstract
We propose a scheme for creating atomic coherent superposition states via the technique of stimulated Raman adiabatic passage in a $\ensuremath{\Lambda}$-type system where the final state has twofold levels. With the application of a control field, it is found that the presence of double dark states leads to two arbitrary coherent superposition states with equal amplitude but inverse relative phases, even though the condition of multiphoton resonance is not met. In particular, two orthogonal maximal coherent superposition states are created when the control field is resonant with the transition of the twofold levels. This scheme can also be extended to manifold $\ensuremath{\Lambda}$-type systems.