RT Journal Article T1 Detection of spin correlations in optical lattices by light scattering A1 Vega, Inés de A1 Cirac, J. Ignacio A1 Porras Torres, Diego AB We show that spin correlations of atoms in an optical lattice can be reconstructed by coupling the system to the light, and by measuring correlations between the emitted photons. This principle is the basis for a method to characterize states in quantum computation and simulation with optical lattices. As examples, we study the detection of spin correlations in a quantum magnetic phase, and the characterization of cluster states. PB American Physical Society SN 1050-2947 YR 2008 FD 2008-05 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/52212 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/52212 LA eng NO ©2008 The American Physical Society.We thank Miguel Aguado for helpful discussions. Work supported by EU projects (SCALA, COVAQIAL, and CONQUEST), and Cluster of Excellence Munich-Centre for Advanced Photonics (MAP). I.D.V. acknowledges support from Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia. NO EU NO Cluster of Excellence Munich-Centre for Advanced Photonics NO Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia DS Docta Complutense RD 18 abr 2025