ISSN:
1572-9605
Keywords:
atomphoton interactions
;
conditional measurements
;
dissipation
;
decoherence
;
quantum optics
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Electrical Engineering, Measurement and Control Technology
,
Physics
Notes:
Abstract With the help of some remarkable examples, it is shown that conditional measurements performed on two-level atoms just after they have interacted with a resonant cavity field mode are able to recover the coherence of number-state superpositions, which is lost due to dissipation.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1007701530110