Kapitza-Dirac Blockade: A Universal Tool for the Deterministic Preparation of Non-Gaussian Oscillator States
- Author(s)
- Wayne Cheng-Wei Huang, Herman Batelaan, Markus Arndt
- Abstract
Harmonic oscillators count among the most fundamental quantum systems with important applications in quantum optics, solid-state physics, molecular physics, nanoparticle trapping, and quantum information processing. They are distinguished by their equidistant energy level spacing, a feature that is often desired but also a challenge if the goal is to deterministically populate specific target states. Here, we propose to use the inelastic Kapitza-Dirac effect as a means to solve this challenge. Quantum interference in inelastic Kapitza-Dirac scattering can suppress the sequential climbing of harmonic oscillator states and achieve selective excitation to Schr\"{o}dinger cat states or other non-Gaussian states for a wide range of harmonically trapped particles. We discuss the feasibility of experiments with single electrons, complex molecules, and dielectric nanoparticles.
- Organisation(s)
- Quantum Science
- External organisation(s)
- Northwestern University, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Journal
- Physical Review Letters
- Volume
- 126
- No. of pages
- 7
- ISSN
- 0031-9007
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.126.253601
- Publication date
- 11-2020
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 103025 Quantum mechanics, 103026 Quantum optics
- Keywords
- ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy
- Portal url
- https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/0ce4b598-7e08-4838-8341-07d2a0a95b0b