Coherent transfer between low-angular momentum and circular Rydberg states
Abstract
We realize a coherent transfer between a laser-accessible low-angular-momentum Rydberg state and the circular Rydberg level with maximal angular momentum. This transfer is induced by a radiofrequency field with a high-purity polarization tuned at resonance on Stark transitions inside the hydrogenic Rydberg manifold. We observe over a few microseconds more than twenty coherent Rabi oscillations between the initial Rydberg state and the circular Rydberg level. We characterize in details these complex oscillations involving many Rydberg levels and find them to be in perfect agreement with a simple theoretical model. This coherent transfer procedure opens the way to hybrid quantum gates bridging the gap between optical communication and quantum information manipulations based on microwave Cavity and Circuit Quantum Electrodynamics.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1703.05918,
title = {Coherent transfer between low-angular momentum and circular Rydberg states},
author = {Adrien Signoles and Eva-Katharina Dietsche and Adrien Facon and Dorian Grosso and Serge Haroche and Jean-Michel Raimond and Michel Brune and Sébastien Gleyzes},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1703.05918},
year = {2017}
}
Comments
6 pages, 4 figures