Title :
Preparation and measurement of few-atom number states with a double-well atom interferometer
Author :
Brown, B.L. ; Strabley, J.Sebby- ; Anderlini, M. ; Lee, P. ; Johnson, P.R. ; Phillips, W.D. ; Porto, J.V.
Author_Institution :
Joint Quantum Institute and National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, USA
Abstract :
We use a double-well optical lattice as an atom interferometer to load and measure atomic number-squeezed states with N = 1 or 2 and Poissonian states with ¿N¿ ¿ 1 into the lattice ground state.
Keywords :
Atom optics; Atomic beams; Atomic measurements; Interference; Lattices; Optical beam splitting; Optical interferometry; Probes; Stationary state; Statistics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431738
