Interfacing Collective Atomic Excitations and Single Photons
原子物理
2009-11-13 v1
摘要
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, and adiabatically converted on demand into a sub-Poissonian photonic excitation of the resonator mode. The measured peak single-quantum conversion efficiency of 0.84(11) and its dependence on various parameters are well described by a simple model of the mode geometry and multilevel atomic structure, pointing the way towards implementing high-performance stationary single-photon sources.
引用
@article{arxiv.physics/0702013,
title = {Interfacing Collective Atomic Excitations and Single Photons},
author = {J. Simon and H. Tanji and J. K. Thompson and V. Vuletic},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0702013},
year = {2009}
}
备注
4 pages, 4 figures, submitted to PRL