Quantum effects in measurements on trapped ions

Autor: James C. Bergquist, John J. Bollinger, Wayne M. Itano, David J. Wineland
Rok vydání: 1995
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Zdroj: Physica Scripta. :286-293
ISSN: 1402-4896
0031-8949
Popis: Quantum mechanical effects which are manifested in measurements on trapped atomic ions are reviewed. Observation of these effects is facilitated by the long storage times of a fixed number of laser-cooled ions and by high detection sensitivities, primarily through the observation of scattered laser light. We discuss the observation of quantum jumps and the application of quantum jumps to measurement of atomic ion lifetimes and spectra, detection of antibunching of light, the quantum Zeno effect and quantum projection noise. Experiments which detect nonclassical features of fluorescent light from single or a few trapped ions are briefly reviewed. Finally, we discuss experiments which reveal quantum effects in the motion of trapped ions. We briefly describe possible future extensions for each of these topics.
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