Control of open quantum systems

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作者
Japha, Y [1 ]
Kofman, AG [1 ]
Kurizki, G [1 ]
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[1] Weizmann Inst Sci, Dept Chem Phys, IL-76100 Rehovot, Israel
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10.12693/APhysPolA.93.135
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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Spontaneous decay of excited cold atoms into a cavity can drastically affect their translational dynamics, namely, atomic reflection, transmission and localization at the interface. We show that the quantum Zeno effect on excitation decay of an atom is observable in open cavities and waveguides, using a sequence of evolution-interrupting pulses on a nanosecond scale.
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页数:11
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