Electromagnetically Induced Transparency from a Single Atom in Free Space
Quantum Physics
2015-05-19 v1
Abstract
We report an absorption spectroscopy experiment and the observation of electromagnetically induced transparency from a single trapped atom. We focus a weak and narrowband Gaussian light beam onto an optically cooled Barium ion using a high numerical aperture lens. Extinction of this beam is observed with measured values of up to 1.3 %. We demonstrate electromagnetically induced transparency of the ion by tuning a strong control beam over a two-photon resonance in a three-level lambda-type system. The probe beam extinction is inhibited by more than 75 % due to population trapping.
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@article{arxiv.1005.3289,
title = {Electromagnetically Induced Transparency from a Single Atom in Free Space},
author = {L. Slodicka and G. Hetet and S. Gerber and M. Hennrich and R. Blatt},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1005.3289},
year = {2015}
}
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4 pages, 3 figures