Measuring ion oscillations at the quantum level with fluorescence light
We demonstrate an optical method for detecting the mechanical oscillations of an atom with single-phonon sensitivity. The measurement signal results from the interference between the light scattered by a trapped atomic ion and that of its mirror image. We detect the oscillations of the atom in the D...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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American Physical Society
2021
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