Franck-Condon Physics in A Single Trapped Ion
Atomic Physics
2011-09-28 v3 Quantum Physics
Abstract
We propose how to explore the Franck-Condon (FC) physics via a single ion confined in a spin-dependent potential, formed by the combination of a Paul trap and a magnetic field gradient. The correlation between electronic and vibrational degrees of freedom, called as electron-vibron coupling, is induced by a nonzero gradient. For a sufficiently strong electron-vibron coupling, the FC blockade of low-lying vibronic transitions takes place. We analyze the feasibility of observing the FC physics in a single trapped ion, and demonstrate various potential applications of the ionic FC physics in quantum state engineering and quantum information processing.
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@article{arxiv.1009.1534,
title = {Franck-Condon Physics in A Single Trapped Ion},
author = {Y. M. Hu and W. L. Yang and Y. Y. Xu and F. Zhou and L. Chen and Kelin Gao and Mang Feng and Chaohong Lee},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1009.1534},
year = {2011}
}
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7 pages, 5 figures