Preparation of macroscopically distinguishable superpositions of circular or linear oscillatory states of a bidimensionally trapped ion |
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| Authors: | S Maniscalco A Messina A Napoli |
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| Affiliation: | INFM and MURST, Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche ed Astronomiche dell'Universitá di Palermo , via Archirafi 36, 90123, Palermo, Italy |
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| Abstract: | Abstract A simple scheme for the generation of two different classes of bidimensional vibrational Schrödinger cat-like states of an isotropically trapped ion is presented. We show that by appropriately adjusting an easily controllable parameter having a clear physical meaning, the states prepared by our procedure are quantum superpositions of either vibrational axial angular momentum eigenstates or Fock states along two orthogonal directions. |
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