We present an effective method of coherent state superposition (cat state) generation using single trapped ion in a Paul trap. The method is experimentally feasible for coherent states with amplitude α≤2 using available technology. It works both in and beyond the Lamb-Dicke regime.
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0610256,
title = {Effective generation of cat and kitten states},
author = {Magdalena Stobińska and G. J. Milburn and Krzysztof Wódkiewicz},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0610256},
year = {2010}
}