Preparation of macroscopically distinguishable superpositions of circular or linear oscillatory states of a bidimensionally trapped ion

Journal of Modern Optics

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 2113-2126

  Maniscalco, S ^a   Messina, A ^a   Napoli, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; IONS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PHYSICAL OPTICS; STATE ESTIMATION;

BIDIMENSIONALLY TRAPPED ION; CIRCULAR OSCILLATORY STATES; FOCK STATES; LINEAR OSCILLATORY STATES; QUANTUM SUPERPOSITIONS; SCHRODINGER CAT-LIKE STATES;

QUANTUM OPTICS;

EID: 0034668370     PISSN: 09500340     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500340008235134     Document Type: Article

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