Abstract
We show that the interaction between Rydberg atomic states can provide continuous spin squeezing of atoms with two ground states. The interaction prevents the simultaneous excitation of more than a single atom in the sample to the Rydberg state, and we propose to utilize this blockade effect to realize an effective collective spin Hamiltonian With this Hamiltonian the quantum-mechanical uncertainty of the spin variable can be significantly reduced.
- Received 7 May 2001
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.65.041803
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