Explicit generation of unitary transformations in a single atom or molecule

Viswanath Ramakrishna, Raimund Ober, Xiaobai Sun, Ole Steuernagel, Jair Botina, Herschel Rabitz

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Abstract

A constructive procedure for generating a prescribed unitary transform via the optically driven evolution of a multilevel atom is described. Assuming a clean separation of the coupled levels, the procedure employs the rotating wave approximation together with a decomposition of a unitary matrix into simpler matrix factors with specified structure. Applications to state preparation and observation are also provided.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)6
Number of pages1
JournalPhysical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Volume61
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2000

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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