English

Quantum control by compensation of quantum fluctuations

Quantum Physics 2015-06-26 v2 Atomic Physics Optics

Abstract

We show that the influence of quantum fluctuations in the electromagnetic field vacuum on a two level atom can be measured and consequently compensated by balanced homodyne detection and a coherent feedback field. This compensation suppresses the decoherence associated with spontaneous emission for a specific state of the atomic system allowing complete control of the coherent state of the system.

Keywords

Cite

@article{arxiv.quant-ph/9708031,
  title  = {Quantum control by compensation of quantum fluctuations},
  author = {Holger F. Hofmann and Ortwin Hess and Guenter Mahler},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/9708031},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

5 pages RevTex and 2 figures, to be published in Optics Express