A method for the generation of entangled states via non resonant interaction of Ξ type three level atom with a coherent state cavity field is presented. It is shown that many type atomic entangled states can be obtained under a simple condition.
This paper proposes a scheme for the generation of entangled coherent states for two cavity modes. In the scheme a V-type three-level atom is sent through a two-mode cavity filled with a coherent field. After the atom–cavity interaction and detection of the atomic state the cavity modes may evolve to a superposition of two-mode coherent states. As the scheme is based on resonant atom–cavity interaction, the required interaction time is short, which is important in view of the decoherence. Moreover, additional classical pulses are unnecessary before and after the atom–cavity interaction.