Generation of macroscopic superpositions in a micromaser

At low temperatures steady-state macroscopic superpositions can be generated in the field of a micromaser pumped by a stream of two-level atoms injected in a coherent superposition of their upper and lower states. The onset of these superpositions resembles a second-order phase transition, with the...

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Published inOptics letters Vol. 15; no. 4; p. 233
Main Authors Slosser, J J, Meystre, P, Wright, E M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 15.02.1990
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Summary:At low temperatures steady-state macroscopic superpositions can be generated in the field of a micromaser pumped by a stream of two-level atoms injected in a coherent superposition of their upper and lower states. The onset of these superpositions resembles a second-order phase transition, with the control parameter being the ratio of the atomic injection rate to the cavity damping rate.
ISSN:0146-9592
DOI:10.1364/OL.15.000233