Cavity QED "By The Numbers"
Quantum Physics
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
The number of atoms trapped within the mode of an optical cavity is determined in real time by monitoring the transmission of a weak probe beam. Continuous observation of atom number is accomplished in the strong coupling regime of cavity quantum electrodynamics and functions in concert with a cooling scheme for radial atomic motion. The probe transmission exhibits sudden steps from one plateau to the next in response to the time evolution of the intracavity atom number, from N >= 3 to N = 2 to 1 to 0, with some trapping events lasting over 1 second.
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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0403121,
title = {Cavity QED "By The Numbers"},
author = {J. McKeever and J. R. Buck and A. D. Boozer and H. J. Kimble},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0403121},
year = {2007}
}
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5 pages, 4 figures