Generation and properties of collective atomic Schrödinger-cat states
Christopher C. Gerry, R. Grobe · Physical Review A · 1997
We propose a method for generating collective atomic Schr\"odinger-cat states formed as superpositions of the Bloch (or atomic coherent) states in the context of cavity QED. We then study the properties of these states and show the effects of the superpositions on spontaneous and stimulated emission, the atomic dipole moment, spin squeezing, and coherence.