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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 030403 |
| Journal | Physical Review Letters |
| Volume | 95 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - 14 Jul 2005 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Abstract
The coherence of a hyperfine-state superposition of a trapped B9e+ ion in the presence of off-resonant light is studied experimentally. It is shown that Rayleigh elastic scattering of photons that does not change state populations also does not affect coherence. We observe coherence times that exceed the average scattering time of 19 photons which is determined from measured Stark shifts. This result implies that, with sufficient control over its parameters, laser light can be used to manipulate hyperfine-state superpositions with very little decoherence.
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- General Physics and Astronomy
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In: Physical Review Letters, Vol. 95, No. 3, 030403, 14.07.2005.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Hyperfine coherence in the presence of spontaneous photon scattering
AU - Ozeri, R.
AU - Langer, C.
AU - Jost, J. D.
AU - Demarco, B.
AU - Ben-Kish, A.
AU - Blakestad, B. R.
AU - Britton, J.
AU - Chiaverini, J.
AU - Itano, W. M.
AU - Hume, D. B.
AU - Leibfried, D.
AU - Rosenband, T.
AU - Schmidt, Piet Oliver
AU - Wineland, D. J.
PY - 2005/7/14
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N2 - The coherence of a hyperfine-state superposition of a trapped B9e+ ion in the presence of off-resonant light is studied experimentally. It is shown that Rayleigh elastic scattering of photons that does not change state populations also does not affect coherence. We observe coherence times that exceed the average scattering time of 19 photons which is determined from measured Stark shifts. This result implies that, with sufficient control over its parameters, laser light can be used to manipulate hyperfine-state superpositions with very little decoherence.
AB - The coherence of a hyperfine-state superposition of a trapped B9e+ ion in the presence of off-resonant light is studied experimentally. It is shown that Rayleigh elastic scattering of photons that does not change state populations also does not affect coherence. We observe coherence times that exceed the average scattering time of 19 photons which is determined from measured Stark shifts. This result implies that, with sufficient control over its parameters, laser light can be used to manipulate hyperfine-state superpositions with very little decoherence.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.030403
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.030403
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JO - Physical Review Letters
JF - Physical Review Letters
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