摘要

We propose and analyze the use of a three-well Bose-Hubbard model for the creation of two spatially separated entangled atomic samples. Our three wells are in a linear configuration, with all atoms initially in the middle well, which gives some spatial separation of the two end wells. The evolution from the initial quantum state allows for the development of entanglement between the atomic modes in the two end wells. We show how the detected entanglement and the well occupations are time dependent. We propose a method for preserving the entanglement by turning off the different interactions when it reaches its first maximum. We analyze the system with both Fock and coherent initial states, showing that the violations of the chosen inequality exist only for initial Fock states and that the collisional nonlinearity degrades them. This system is a preliminary step towards producing entangled atomic samples that can be spatially separated using recently developed methods of potential manipulation and thus help close the locality loophole in tests of quantum mechanics.

  • 出版日期2015-10-27