Inhibition of decoherence due to decay in a continuum

Agarwal, G. S. ; Scully, M. O. ; Walther, H. (2001) Inhibition of decoherence due to decay in a continuum Physical Review Letters, 86 (19). pp. 4271-4274. ISSN 0031-9007

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Official URL: http://prl.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v86/i19/p4271_1

Related URL: http://dx.doi.org/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 2π 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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