Quantum interference from remotely trapped ions

S. Gerber; D. Rotter; M. Hennrich; R. Blatt; F. Rohde; C. Schuck; M. Almendros; R. Gehr; F. Dubin; J. Eschner

doi:10.1088/1367-2630/11/1/013032

Quantum interference from remotely trapped ions

Quantum Physics 2009-11-13 v1

Authors: S. Gerber , D. Rotter , M. Hennrich , R. Blatt , F. Rohde , C. Schuck , M. Almendros , R. Gehr , F. Dubin , J. Eschner

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Abstract

We observe quantum interference of photons emitted by two continuously laser-excited single ions, independently trapped in distinct vacuum vessels. High contrast two-photon interference is observed in two experiments with different ion species, calcium and barium. Our experimental findings are quantitatively reproduced by Bloch equation calculations. In particular, we show that the coherence of the individual resonance fluorescence light field is determined from the observed interference.

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quantum optics strong-field ionization quantum mechanics foundations and wave-particle duality

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@article{arxiv.0810.1847,
  title  = {Quantum interference from remotely trapped ions},
  author = {S. Gerber and D. Rotter and M. Hennrich and R. Blatt and F. Rohde and C. Schuck and M. Almendros and R. Gehr and F. Dubin and J. Eschner},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0810.1847},
  year   = {2009}
}

Quantum interference from remotely trapped ions

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