Abstract
We present a quantum control scheme in which two different feedback methods are combined to produce a stable single mode atom laser. A difficulty of producing an atom laser comes from the nonlinear effect of Bose-Einstein Condensates which is described by Gross-Pitaevskii type of equations. One feedback method is used to eliminate the nonlinear effect of atom-atom interactions. Another difficulty comes from nonlinear interactions with an optical field which is introduced to detect the BEC state for feedback. The other feedback method is used to suppress fluctuations due to this interaction and keep the coherent properties of the atom laser.
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