Higher order correlations in ultracold quantum gases

A. G. Truscott*, R. G. Dall, S. S. Hodgman, A. G. Manning, Wu Rugway, M. Johnsson, K. G.H. Baldwin, K. Kheruntsyan

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    Abstract

    One of the seminal advances in quantum optics was the understanding that a quantised description of ensembles of photons is best characterised by correlation functions. Correlations are also a fundamental property of matter waves, and the single wavefunction that describes a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) is in principle characterised by long range coherence to all orders (i.e. a universal correlation value of unity). Here we measure the higher order correlation properties of ultra-cold matter waves and use them to probe the coherence of the gas.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publication2011 Int. Quantum Electr. Conf., IQEC 2011 Conf Lasers Electro-Optics, CLEO Pacific Rim 2011 Incorporating Australasian Conf. on Optics, Lasers Spectrosc. Australian Conf. Optical Fibre Technol.- Conf
    Pages122-123
    Number of pages2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2011
    Event2011 International Quantum Electronics Conference, IQEC 2011 and Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO Pacific Rim 2011 - Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Duration: 28 Aug 20111 Sept 2011

    Publication series

    Name2011 Int. Quantum Electron. Conf., IQEC 2011 and Conf. Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO Pacific Rim 2011 Incorporating the Australasian Conf. Optics, Lasers and Spectroscopy and the Australian Conf.

    Conference

    Conference2011 International Quantum Electronics Conference, IQEC 2011 and Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO Pacific Rim 2011
    Country/TerritoryAustralia
    CitySydney, NSW
    Period28/08/111/09/11

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