Nonclassical states and measurement of general motional observables of a trapped ion.

Gardiner, S.A.; Cirac, J.I.; Zoller, P.

Abstract

We describe a method to perform a single quantum measurement of an arbitrary motional observable of a single ion moving in a harmonic potential. We illustrate the measurement procedure with explicit examples, namely the position and phase observables. A necessary tool for this is the ability to synthesize an arbitrary motional state. In addition, we show how to generalize this to higher dimensions, and show explicit examples of how to engineer states in two spatial dimensions, including a proposed experimental configuration.

Citation

Gardiner, S., Cirac, J., & Zoller, P. (1997). Nonclassical states and measurement of general motional observables of a trapped ion. Physical Review A, 55(3), 1683-1694. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.55.1683

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: 1997-03
• Journal: Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
• Print ISSN: 1050-2947
• Electronic ISSN: 1094-1622
• Publisher: American Physical Society
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 55
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 1683-1694
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.55.1683
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1615850
• Publisher URL: http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRA/v55/p1683