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We have implemented the gedanken experiment of an individual atom scattering a wave packet of near-resonant light, and measured the associated Wigner time-delay as a function of the frequency of the light. In our apparatus the atom behaves…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2015-01-13 R. Bourgain , J. Pellegrino , Y. R. P. Sortais , A. Browaeys

The coherent interaction between free electrons and optical near-fields enables the active modulation of electron wave packets, a mechanism central to photon-induced near-field electron microscopy (PINEM). While existing theories…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-12 Mads Brøndum Carlsen , Lars Bojer Madsen

We study light scattering of single atoms in free space and discuss the results in terms of atom-photon entanglement and which-way information. Using ultracold atoms released from an optical lattice, we realize a Gedanken experiment which…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-10-28 Vitaly Fedoseev , Hanzhen Lin , Yu-Kun Lu , Yoo Kyung Lee , Jiahao Lyu , Wolfgang Ketterle

We experimentally study resonant light scattering by a one-dimensional randomly filled chain of cold two-level atoms. By a local measurement of the light scattered along the chain, we observe constructive interferences in light-induced…

A resonant two level atom doped in one dimensional waveguide behaves as a mirror, but this single-atom "mirror" can only reflect single photon perfectly at a specific frequency. For a one dimensional coupled-resonator waveguide, we propose…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-03-17 Yue Chang , Z. R. Gong , C. P. Sun

Subwavelength atomic arrays are a leading platform for engineering strong light-matter interactions, presenting exciting opportunities for quantum science. However, a full understanding of their multi-excitation dynamics remains a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-09-23 Yidan Wang , Oriol Rubies-Bigorda , Valentin Walther , Susanne F. Yelin

We investigate the scattering of single photons by single atoms and, in particular, the dependence of the atomic dynamics and the scattering probability on the photon bandwidth. We tightly focus the incident photons onto a single…

The unique photon-scattering phenomena of giant-atom systems offer a novel paradigm for exploring innovative quantum optics phenomena and applications. Here, we investigate a giant-atom configuration embedded in a dual-rail waveguide, whose…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-12-02 Rui-Yang Gong , Zi-Yu He , Cheng-He Yu , Ge-Fei Zhang , Franco Nori , Ze-Liang Xiang

We study single-photon scattering spectra of a giant atom chirally coupled to a one-dimensional waveguide at multiple connection points, and examine chirality induced effects in the scattering spectra. We show that the transmission spectra…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-07-08 Shu-Yu Li , Ze-Quan Zhang , Lei Du , Yong Li , Huaizhi Wu

Strongly correlated multi-photon states are indispensable resources for advanced quantum technologies, yet their deterministic generation remains challenging due to the inherent weak nonlinearity in most optical systems. Here, we propose a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-11-19 Jia-Qi Li , Anton Frisk Kockum , Xin Wang

In this paper, we use a straightforward numerical method to solve scattering models in one-dimensional lattices based on a tight-binding band structure. We do this by using the wave packet approach to scattering, which presents a more…

Physics Education · Physics 2022-07-06 M. Staelens , F. Marsiglio

The nonlocal emitter-waveguide coupling, which gives birth to the so called giant atom, represents a new paradigm in the field of quantum optics and waveguide QED. In this paper, we investigate the single-photon scattering in a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-12-08 Wei Zhao , Yan Zhang , Zhihai Wang

We study the dynamics of single-photon absorption by a single emitter coupled to a one-dimensional waveguide that simultaneously provides channels for spontaneous emission decay and a channel for the input photon. We have developed a…

Optics · Physics 2016-08-14 Yuntian Chen , Martijn Wubs , Jesper Mørk , A. Femius Koenderink

Real-time controls based on quantum measurements are powerful tools for various quantum protocols. However, their experimental realization have been limited by mode-mismatch between temporal mode of quadrature measurement and that heralded…

An atom in open space can be detected by means of resonant absorption and reemission of electromagnetic waves, known as resonance fluorescence, which is a fundamental phenomenon of quantum optics. We report on the observation of scattering…

Means to coherently control single x-ray photons in resonant scattering of light off nuclei by electric or magnetic fields are investigated theoretically. In order to derive the time response in nuclear forward scattering, we adapt the…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2014-04-10 Xiangjin Kong , Wen-Te Liao , Adriana Pálffy

We study the performance and limitations of a coherent interface between collective atomic states and single photons. A quantized spin-wave excitation of an atomic sample inside an optical resonator is prepared probabilistically, stored,…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 J. Simon , H. Tanji , J. K. Thompson , V. Vuletic

We study the dynamics of single-photon absorption by a single emitter coupled to a one-dimensional waveguide that simultaneously provides channels for spontaneous emission decay and a channel for the input photon. We have developed a…

Optics · Physics 2012-08-21 Yuntian Chen , Martijn Wubs , Jesper Mork , A. Femius Koenderink

If a two-level system coupled to a single-mode cavity is strongly driven by an external laser, instead of a continuous accumulation of photons in the cavity, oscillations in the mean photon number occur. These oscillations correspond to…

We propose using spontaneous Raman scattering from an optically driven Bose-Einstein condensate as a source of atom-photon pairs whose internal states are maximally entangled. Generating entanglement between a particle which is easily…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-06 M. G. Moore , P. Meystre