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General limit to nondestructive optical detection of atoms

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Hope, Joseph; Close, John

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We demonstrate that there is a fundamental limit to the sensitivity of phase-based detection of atoms with light for a given maximum level of allowable spontaneous emission. This is a generalization of previous results for two- and three-level atoms. The

dc.contributor.authorHope, Joseph
dc.contributor.authorClose, John
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-13T22:43:30Z
dc.date.available2015-12-13T22:43:30Z
dc.identifier.issn1050-2947
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/79235
dc.description.abstractWe demonstrate that there is a fundamental limit to the sensitivity of phase-based detection of atoms with light for a given maximum level of allowable spontaneous emission. This is a generalization of previous results for two- and three-level atoms. The
dc.publisherAmerican Physical Society
dc.sourcePhysical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
dc.subjectKeywords: Nondestructive optical detection; Single-pass optical technique; Nondestructive examination; Phase shift; Sensitivity analysis; Spontaneous emission; Atomic physics
dc.titleGeneral limit to nondestructive optical detection of atoms
dc.typeJournal article
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.description.refereedYes
local.identifier.citationvolume71
dc.date.issued2005
local.identifier.absfor020604 - Quantum Optics
local.identifier.ariespublicationMigratedxPub7723
local.type.statusPublished Version
local.contributor.affiliationHope, Joseph, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationClose, John, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage043822/1
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage6
local.identifier.doi10.1103/PhysRevA.71.043822
dc.date.updated2015-12-11T10:12:54Z
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-26944461248
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