SINGLE ATOMS COUPLED TO A NEAR-CONCENTRIC CAVITY
NGUYEN CHI HUAN
NGUYEN CHI HUAN
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Single atoms coupled to a near-concentric cavity
Strong interaction between single atoms and single photons in cavity quantum electro-
dynamics (cavity-QED) is well established with the use of optical resonators of high
finesse and short cavity lengths. Despite their remarkable achievements to demon-
strate many important proof-of-principle protocols in quantum information process-
ing, stringent requirements of sophisticated mirror coatings can hinder scalability of
such techniques for the realization of a large-scale quantum network.
In this talk, we present an alternative approach to implement cavity-QED by
coupling single rubidium atoms to an 11-mm-long near-concentric cavity which pro-
vides large electric field required for strong interaction via a strong focusing cavity
mode. Operating the cavity at 1.7(1) μm shorter than the critical length, we ob-
served a maximal coupling strength of g0 = 2π × 5.6(2) MHz, which exceeds the
natural dipole decay rate by a factor of 1.9. Our approach is potential to achieve
a strong multimode coupling regime with relatively low finesse mirrors and may even help to make cavity-QED possible for atomic species like ions and Rydberg atoms, which are inherently challenging to place in cavities.
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Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics, Quantum Optics, Single atoms, Near-concentric cavities, Optical resonators
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2018-08-03
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