When Can Measurements Inhibit Decay?

A.G. Kofman; G. Kurizki

Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference
OSA Technical Digest (Optica Publishing Group, 2001),
paper QTuE16

When Can Measurements Inhibit Decay?

A.G. Kofman and G. Kurizki

Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference 2001

Baltimore, Maryland United States
6–10 May 2001
ISBN: 1-55752-663-X

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A. G. Kofman and G. Kurizki, "When Can Measurements Inhibit Decay?," in Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, G. Agrawal, Y. Yamamoto, T. Norris, and J. Thomas, eds., OSA Technical Digest (Optica Publishing Group, 2001), paper QTuE16.

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Abstract

The quantum Zeno effect (QZE) is the striking possibility of inhibiting the decay of an unstable quantum state by sufficiently frequent measurements. This effect is currently believed to be universal, even though it has only been observed for oscillations between discrete states. Recently we showed that both the QZE and the inverse (anti-) Zeno effect (AZE) can be observed on spontaneous decay in cavities.¹

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