Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 7, Issue 5, 05437(2009)

Scheme for entangling atom-photon pairs via an input light in superposition state

Qirun Dai, Jiqing Fu, and Hui Jing
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  • Department of Physics, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang 464000, China2 Department of Physics, Xinxiang Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, ChinaE-mail: jinghui73@gmail.com
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    We propose a feasible scheme to create macroscopically entangled atom-photon pairs by preparing an input optical superposition state. Several interesting non-classical quantum statistical effects like the atomic squeezed effects are clearly demonstrated. The making and manipulation of entangled atom-photon pairs are useful for, e.g., high-precision interferometry and quantum information science.

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    Qirun Dai, Jiqing Fu, Hui Jing. Scheme for entangling atom-photon pairs via an input light in superposition state[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2009, 7(5): 05437

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    Received: Jun. 18, 2008

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: May. 22, 2009

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    DOI:10.3788/COL20090705.0437

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