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Area of Science:

  • Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
  • Quantum Many-Body Physics
  • Quantum Information Science

Background:

  • Generating non-classical states of matter is crucial for quantum technologies.
  • Atomic Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) are promising platforms for quantum state preparation.
  • Previous methods often involved dynamic processes like quenching through quantum phase transitions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To generate time-stationary spin squeezed ground states in a spin-1 Bose-Einstein condensate.
  • To explore a novel nonadiabatic technique for preparing these states near a quantum-critical point.
  • To characterize the squeezing properties and long-term stability of the generated states.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a novel nonadiabatic technique to tune an atomic spin-1 Bose-Einstein condensate near its quantum-critical point.
  • Prepared spin squeezed ground states that are time stationary.
  • Measured the degree of squeezing and its evolution over time.

Main Results:

  • Successfully generated spin squeezed ground states with 6-8 dB of squeezing.
  • Demonstrated a constant quadrature squeezing angle for these stationary states.
  • Observed a gradual decrease in squeezing over 2 seconds, attributed to Hamiltonian tuning from atomic density loss, without requiring additional decoherence models.

Conclusions:

  • The novel nonadiabatic technique provides a robust method for creating stable spin squeezed ground states.
  • These states exhibit remarkable resilience to decoherence, as evidenced by the modeling of their decay.
  • The findings pave the way for enhanced precision measurements and quantum information processing using atomic BECs.