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arXiv:quant-ph/9803045 · Physical Review A

Quantum-state protection in cavities

David Vitali, P. Tombesi, Gerard J Milburn

Published Jun 1, 1998• 69 citations
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Abstract

We show how an initially prepared quantum state of a radiation mode in a cavity can be preserved for a long time using a feedback scheme based on the injection of appropriately prepared atoms. We present a feedback scheme both for optical cavities, which can be continuously monitored by a photodetector, and for microwave cavities, which can be monitored only indirectly via the detection of atoms that have interacted with the cavity field. We also discuss the possibility of applying these methods for decoherence control in quantum information processing.

DOI
10.1103/physreva.57.4930

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