Abstract
We present a scheme for controlling the decoherence of a linear superposition of two coherent states with opposite phases in a high- microwave cavity, based on the injection of appropriately prepared “probe” and “feedback” Rydberg atoms, improving the one presented by D. Vitali et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. , 2442 (1997)]. In the present scheme, the information transmission from the probe to the feedback atom is directly mediated by a second auxiliary cavity. The detection efficiency for the probe atom is no longer a critical parameter, and the decoherence time of the superposition state can be significantly increased using presently available technology.
- Received 18 February 1999
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.60.1687
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