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Storing light with subradiant correlations in arrays of atoms

Atomic Physics 2016-12-06 v2 Quantum Gases Optics Quantum Physics

Abstract

We show how strong light-mediated resonant dipole-dipole interactions between atoms can be utilized in a control and storage of light. The method is based on a high-fidelity preparation of a collective atomic excitation in a single correlated subradiant eigenmode in a lattice. We demonstrate how a simple phenomenological model captures the qualitative features of the dynamics and sharp transmission resonances that may find applications in sensing.

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@article{arxiv.1609.08350,
  title  = {Storing light with subradiant correlations in arrays of atoms},
  author = {G. Facchinetti and S. D. Jenkins and J. Ruostekoski},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1609.08350},
  year   = {2016}
}