Abstract
A novel quantum manipulation, which is based upon the second-sideband Raman excitations driven by two standing-wave laser beams, is demonstrated to be effective in splitting the motional ground wavepacket state of a trapped ion into two macroscopically distinguishable parts with spatial separation comparable to the ionic transition wavelength.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | L915-L920 |
| Journal | Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 21 |
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| State | Published - 14 Nov 1998 |
| Externally published | Yes |