Quantum-field dynamics of expanding and contracting bose-einstein condensates

S. Wüster, B. J. Dabrowska-Wüster, S. M. Scott, J. D. Close, C. M. Savage

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    Abstract

    We analyze the dynamics of quantum statistics in a harmonically trapped Bose-Einstein condensate, whose two-body interaction strength is controlled via a Feshbach resonance. From an initially noninteracting coherent state, the quantum field undergoes Kerr squeezing, which can be qualitatively described with a single mode model. To render the effect experimentally accessible, we propose a homodyne scheme, based on two h2008 The American Physical Societyyperfine components, which converts the quadrature squeezing into number squeezing. The scheme is numerically demonstrated using a two-component Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov formalism.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number023619
    JournalPhysical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
    Volume77
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2008

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