Quantum spectroscopy with Schrodinger-cat states
Quantum spectroscopy with Schrodinger-cat states
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DOI:
10.1038/nphys2091
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发表时间:
2011-10-01
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影响因子:
19.6
通讯作者:
Cundiff, S. T.
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作者:
Kira, M.;Koch, S. W.;Cundiff, S. T.
Laser-spectroscopic techniques that exploit light-matter entanglement promise access to many-body configurations. Their practical implementation, however, is hindered by the large number of coupled states involved. Here, we introduce a scheme to deal with this complexity by combining quantitative experiments with theoretical analysis. We analyse the absorption properties of semiconductor quantum wells and present a converging cluster-expansion transformation that robustly projects a large set of quantitative classical measurements onto the true quantum responses. Classical and quantum sources are shown to yield significantly different results; Schrodinger-cat states can enhance the signal by an order of magnitude. Moreover, squeezing of the source can help to individually control and characterize excitons, biexcitons and electron-hole complexes.