Open AccessA two-level atom in a cavity with a moving mirror
Author(s) -
Qu Zhao-Jun,
Sheng-dian Liu,
ChuanLu Yang,
XiaoGuang Ma
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
wuli xuebao
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.199
H-Index - 47
ISSN - 1000-3290
DOI - 10.7498/aps.55.3393
Subject(s) - physics , atom (system on chip) , harmonic oscillator , population , atomic physics , field (mathematics) , quantum , harmonic , basis (linear algebra) , quantum mechanics , optics , geometry , mathematics , demography , sociology , computer science , pure mathematics , embedded system
It has great meaning to study the effect of a moving mirror in a cavity on the dynamic behavior of a two-level atom injected in the cavity. In this paper, for a system composed of a two-level injected atom and a single-mode field and a moving mirror in the cavity (the moving mirror to be regarded as a quantum harmonic oscillator with frequency ωm), the time-evolution of its state is obtained by means of complete quantum theory in the interaction picture. The time-evolution of the atomic population is derived on the basis of former investigations. It is found that the atomic population oscillates near its initial value. The result shows that the periodic motion of the mirror has a periodic effect on the atomic population.