Abstract
The influence of the nonlinear Stark shift, for the multi-quanta JCM in the presence of phase damping is studied. In particular the temporal evolution of the atomic inversion, the linear entropy and the entropy squeezing are investigated. The linear entropy is used as an indicator of the degree of entanglement between the atom and the field. The results indicate the sensitivity of these aspects to changes either in the decay parameter or the Stark shift parameter. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.