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View SchemaInhibition of Decoherence due to Decay in a Continuum
| Authors | G. S. Agarwal, M. O. Scully, H. Walther |
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| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0101014 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0101014 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevLett.86.4271 |
Abstract
We propose a scheme for slowing down decay into a continuum. We make use of a sequence of ultrashort $2\pi$-pulses applied on an auxiliary transition of the system so that there is a destructive interference between the two transition amplitudes - one before the application of the pulse and the other after the application of the pulse. We give explicit results for a structured continuum. Our scheme can also inhibit unwanted transitions.
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