Coherent deflection of atomic samples and positional mesoscopic superpositions

We present a protocol based on the interplay between superradiance and superabsorption to achieve the coherent deflection of an atomic sample due to the momentum transfer from the atoms to a cavity field. The coherent character of this momentum transfer, causing the atomic sample to deflect as a who...

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Main Author: Luis Felipe Alves da Silva, Leandro M. R. Rocha, Miled H. Y. Moussa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SciPost 2025-05-01
Series:SciPost Physics
Online Access:https://scipost.org/SciPostPhys.18.5.169
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Summary:We present a protocol based on the interplay between superradiance and superabsorption to achieve the coherent deflection of an atomic sample due to the momentum transfer from the atoms to a cavity field. The coherent character of this momentum transfer, causing the atomic sample to deflect as a whole, follows from the collective nature of the atomic superradiant pulse and its superabsorption by the cavity field. The protocol is then used for the construction of positional mesoscopic atomic superpositions in cavity quantum electrodynamics.
ISSN:2542-4653