We describe schemes for transferring quantum states between light fields and the motion of a trapped atom. Coupling between the motion and the light is achieved via Raman transitions driven by a laser field and the quantized field of a high-finesse microscopic cavity mode. By cascading two such systems and tailoring laser field pulses, we show that it is possible to transfer an arbitrary motional state of one atom to a second atom at a spatially distant site.
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/9904062,
title = {Quantum state transfer between motion and light},
author = {A. S. Parkins and H. J. Kimble},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/9904062},
year = {2009}
}
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10 pages, RevTex, 6 figures, to appear in Journal of Optics B: Quantum and Semiclassical Optics