Optical discrimination between spatial decoherence and thermalization of a massive object

C. Henkel; M. Nest; P. Domokos; R. Folman

doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.70.023810

Optical discrimination between spatial decoherence and thermalization of a massive object

C. Henkel, M. Nest, P. Domokos, R. Folman

Department of Physics

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An optical ring interferometer was proposed to observe environment-induced spatial decoherence of massive objects. The setup was distinguished between different models of decoherence dynamics. It was found that the operation of the ring interferometer is not affected when working with a transparent object like an atom or a weakly scattering nanoparticle. The results show that a Hamiltonian accounts for the coupling to the cavity modes so that most of the analysis can be carried over, but with more favorable parameters.

Original language	English
Article number	023810
Pages (from-to)	023810-1-023810-10
Journal	Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Volume	70
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.70.023810
State	Published - 1 Jan 2004

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Optical discrimination between spatial decoherence and thermalization of a massive object

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