Abstract We propose a scheme to prepare Fock states for the vibrational motion of a trapped ion. Unlike previous schemes, the present scheme works in the mediate-excitation regime, in which the corresponding Rabi frequency is equal to the trap frequency. Thus, the required time is greatly shortened, which is important in view of decoherence.
Received: 15 October 2003
Revised: 30 December 2004
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PACS:
37.10.Vz
(Mechanical effects of light on atoms, molecules, and ions)
(Decoherence; open systems; quantum statistical methods)
Fund: Project supported by Fok Ying Tung Education Foundation (Grant No 81008), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos 60008003 and 10225421), Fujian Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No F0110027), and funds from Fuzhou
Cite this article:
Zheng Shi-Biao (郑仕标) Generation of motional Fock states of a trapped ion in the mediate-excitation regime 2004 Chinese Physics 13 1039
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