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Generation of a macroscopic singlet state in an atomic ensemble

N. Behbood, B. Dubost, M. Napolitano, Marco Koschorreck, R. J. Sewell, Géza Tóth, Morgan W. Mitchell

Published May 1, 2011• 0 citations

Abstract

We report on an experiment underway for generating a singlet state in a cold atomic ensemble. The experiment is based on a recent proposal to generate these states by applying a quantum non-demolition (QND) measurement and feedback to an unpolarized ensemble.

DOI: 10.1109/cleoe.2011.5942915

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