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Decoherence of motional superpositions of a trapped ion

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Sackett, CA; Monroe, C; Wineland, DJ
Published in: Chaos, Solitons and Fractals
January 1, 2003

We summarize experiments on the decoherence of motional superposition states of single trapped ions which were carried out at NIST. The decoherence was characterized by the loss of contrast in interference experiments involving superpositions of two motional coherent states or two motional Fock states that were subjected to stochastically fluctuating electric fields. The observed loss of coherence is in good agreement with that predicted by the appropriate master equations of quantum optics. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.

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Chaos, Solitons and Fractals

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0960-0779

Publication Date

January 1, 2003

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16

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3

Start / End Page

431 / 437

Related Subject Headings

  • Mathematical Physics
  • 49 Mathematical sciences
  • 46 Information and computing sciences
  • 40 Engineering
  • 09 Engineering
  • 08 Information and Computing Sciences
  • 01 Mathematical Sciences
 

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Sackett, C. A., Monroe, C., & Wineland, D. J. (2003). Decoherence of motional superpositions of a trapped ion. In Chaos, Solitons and Fractals (Vol. 16, pp. 431–437). https://doi.org/10.1016/S0960-0779(02)00304-1
Sackett, C. A., C. Monroe, and D. J. Wineland. “Decoherence of motional superpositions of a trapped ion.” In Chaos, Solitons and Fractals, 16:431–37, 2003. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0960-0779(02)00304-1.
Sackett CA, Monroe C, Wineland DJ. Decoherence of motional superpositions of a trapped ion. In: Chaos, Solitons and Fractals. 2003. p. 431–7.
Sackett, C. A., et al. “Decoherence of motional superpositions of a trapped ion.” Chaos, Solitons and Fractals, vol. 16, no. 3, 2003, pp. 431–37. Scopus, doi:10.1016/S0960-0779(02)00304-1.
Sackett CA, Monroe C, Wineland DJ. Decoherence of motional superpositions of a trapped ion. Chaos, Solitons and Fractals. 2003. p. 431–437.
Journal cover image

Published In

Chaos, Solitons and Fractals

DOI

ISSN

0960-0779

Publication Date

January 1, 2003

Volume

16

Issue

3

Start / End Page

431 / 437

Related Subject Headings

  • Mathematical Physics
  • 49 Mathematical sciences
  • 46 Information and computing sciences
  • 40 Engineering
  • 09 Engineering
  • 08 Information and Computing Sciences
  • 01 Mathematical Sciences