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RF-dressed Rydberg atoms in hollow-core fibres

Atomic Physics 2016-06-22 v1

Abstract

The giant electro-optical response of Rydberg atoms manifests itself in the emergence of sidebands in the Rydberg excitation spectrum if the atom is exposed to a radio-frequency (RF) electric field. Here we report on the study of RF-dressed Rydberg atoms inside hollow-core photonic crystal fibres (HC-PCF), a system that enables the use of low modulation voltages and offers the prospect of miniaturised vapour-based electro-optical devices. Narrow spectroscopic features caused by the RF field are observed for modulation frequencies up to 500 MHz.

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@article{arxiv.1603.08725,
  title  = {RF-dressed Rydberg atoms in hollow-core fibres},
  author = {Christian Veit and Georg Epple and Harald Kübler and Tijmen G. Euser and Philip St. J. Russell and Robert Löw},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1603.08725},
  year   = {2016}
}