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Effective generation of cat and kitten states Magdalena Stobi´nska Instytut Fizyki Teoretycznej, Uniwersytet Warszawski, Warszawa 00–681, Poland 6 magda.stobinska@fuw.edu.pl 0 0 2 G. J. Milburn t Centre for Quantum Computer Technology and School of Physical Sciences, The University of c Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia milburn@physics.uq.edu.au O 0 Krzysztof W´odkiewicz 3 Instytut Fizyki Teoretycznej, Uniwersytet Warszawski, Warszawa 00–681, Poland and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131- 1 v 1156, USA wodkiew@fuw.edu.pl 6 5 (Received 2000) 2 0 Abstract. We present an effective method of coherent state superposition (cat state) generation 1 6 using single trapped ion in a Paul trap. The method is experimentally feasible for coherent states 0 with amplitude α ≤ 2 using available technology. It works both in and beyond the Lamb-Dicke / regime. h p - t n 1. Introduction a u One of the most inspiring aspects of quantum physics is the possibility of q : generation a quantum superpositions of two more macroscopic, classically distin- v i guishable, interfering states. This idea is closely related to the famous Schr¨odinger X cat paradox [1], where the cat is set to be alive and dead with equal probabilities r a until the measurement is made. This state is entangled to the device that can kill the cat. In recent literature just