{
  "id": "1208.1415",
  "version": "v2",
  "published": "2012-08-07T13:20:32.000Z",
  "updated": "2012-10-30T13:16:19.000Z",
  "title": "Towards quantum state tomography of a single polariton state of an atomic ensemble",
  "authors": [
    "S. L. Christensen",
    "J. B. Béguin",
    "H. L. Sørensen",
    "E. Bookjans",
    "D. Oblak",
    "J. H. Müller",
    "J. Appel",
    "E. S. Polzik"
  ],
  "journal": "2013 New J. Phys. 15 015002",
  "doi": "10.1088/1367-2630/15/1/015002",
  "categories": [
    "quant-ph",
    "physics.atom-ph"
  ],
  "abstract": "We present a proposal and a feasibility study for the creation and quantum state tomography of a single polariton state of an atomic ensemble. The collective non-classical and non-Gaussian state of the ensemble is generated by detection of a single forward scattered photon. The state is subsequently characterized by atomic state tomography performed using strong dispersive light-atoms interaction followed by a homodyne measurement on the transmitted light. The proposal is backed by preliminary experimental results showing projection noise limited sensitivity and a simulation demonstrating the feasibility of the proposed method for detection of a non-classical and non-Gaussian state of the mesoscopic atomic ensemble. This work represents the first attempt of hybrid discrete-continuous variable quantum state processing with atomic ensembles.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v2",
      "updated": "2012-10-30T13:16:19.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "keywords": [
      "quantum state tomography",
      "single polariton state",
      "atomic ensemble",
      "projection noise limited sensitivity",
      "experimental results showing projection"
    ],
    "tags": [
      "journal article"
    ],
    "publication": {
      "journal": "New Journal of Physics",
      "year": 2013,
      "month": "Jan",
      "volume": 15,
      "number": 1,
      "pages": "015002"
    },
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 0,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable",
      "adsabs": "2013NJPh...15a5002C"
    }
  }
}