Macroscopic superposition of vortex states in a matter wave

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Autori principali: Kong, Lingran, Gao, Tianyou, Peng, Shi-Guo, Dong, Nenghao, Zhao, Lijie, Cao, Lushuai, Peng, Guangshan, Zhang, Wenxian, Zhan, Mingsheng, Jiang, Kaijun
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author Kong, Lingran
Gao, Tianyou
Peng, Shi-Guo
Dong, Nenghao
Zhao, Lijie
Cao, Lushuai
Peng, Guangshan
Zhang, Wenxian
Zhan, Mingsheng
Jiang, Kaijun
author_facet Kong, Lingran
Gao, Tianyou
Peng, Shi-Guo
Dong, Nenghao
Zhao, Lijie
Cao, Lushuai
Peng, Guangshan
Zhang, Wenxian
Zhan, Mingsheng
Jiang, Kaijun
contents Generating the vortex-state superposition in a matter wave is demanded in many quantum processes such as quantum memory and quantum metrology. Here we report the experimental generation of macroscopic superposition of vortex states in ultracold quantum gases. By transferring an optical vortex-state superposition to the center-of-mass rotational state of ultracold atoms using the Raman coupling technique, we realize two-vortex and three-vortex superposition states in quantum gases, demonstrating the high dimensionality of the vortex state. We show the controllability of the superposition states on the Bloch sphere. The lifetime of the vortex superposition state in quantum gases is as large as 25 ms, about two orders of magnitude longer than the storage time in atomic ensembles. This work paves the way for high dimensional quantum processing in matter waves.
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spellingShingle Macroscopic superposition of vortex states in a matter wave
Kong, Lingran
Gao, Tianyou
Peng, Shi-Guo
Dong, Nenghao
Zhao, Lijie
Cao, Lushuai
Peng, Guangshan
Zhang, Wenxian
Zhan, Mingsheng
Jiang, Kaijun
Quantum Gases
Atomic Physics
Generating the vortex-state superposition in a matter wave is demanded in many quantum processes such as quantum memory and quantum metrology. Here we report the experimental generation of macroscopic superposition of vortex states in ultracold quantum gases. By transferring an optical vortex-state superposition to the center-of-mass rotational state of ultracold atoms using the Raman coupling technique, we realize two-vortex and three-vortex superposition states in quantum gases, demonstrating the high dimensionality of the vortex state. We show the controllability of the superposition states on the Bloch sphere. The lifetime of the vortex superposition state in quantum gases is as large as 25 ms, about two orders of magnitude longer than the storage time in atomic ensembles. This work paves the way for high dimensional quantum processing in matter waves.
title Macroscopic superposition of vortex states in a matter wave
topic Quantum Gases
Atomic Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.01189