Abstract
We propose a procedure that allows one to create arbitrary, discrete superpositions of coherent states of the quantized center-of-mass motion of a trapped ion along a line in phase space. In view of the overcompleteness of the coherent states, such a method can be used for the engineering of motional quantum states.
- Received 21 October 1998
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.59.2920
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