Remote Entanglement between a Single Atom and a Bose-Einstein Condensate
Abstract
Entanglement between stationary systems at remote locations is a key resource for quantum networks. We report on the experimental generation of remote entanglement between a single atom inside an optical cavity and a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC). To produce this, a single photon is created in the atom-cavity system, thereby generating atom-photon entanglement. The photon is transported to the BEC and converted into a collective excitation in the BEC, thus establishing matter-matter entanglement. After a variable delay, this entanglement is converted into photon-photon entanglement. The matter-matter entanglement lifetime of 100 s exceeds the photon duration by two orders of magnitude. The total fidelity of all concatenated operations is 95%. This hybrid system opens up promising perspectives in the field of quantum information.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1102.4285,
title = {Remote Entanglement between a Single Atom and a Bose-Einstein Condensate},
author = {M. Lettner and M. Mücke and S. Riedl and C. Vo and C. Hahn and S. Baur and J. Bochmann and S. Ritter and S. Dürr and G. Rempe},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1102.4285},
year = {2011}
}