Optimal Photon Generation from Spontaneous Raman Processes in Cold Atoms

Melvyn Ho; Colin Teo; Hugues de Riedmatten; Nicolas Sangouard

doi:10.1088/1367-2630/aaf3c5

Optimal Photon Generation from Spontaneous Raman Processes in Cold Atoms

Quantum Physics 2018-12-20 v1

Authors: Melvyn Ho , Colin Teo , Hugues de Riedmatten , Nicolas Sangouard

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Abstract

Spontaneous Raman processes in cold atoms have been widely used in the past decade for generating single photons. Here, we present a method to optimize their efficiencies for given atomic coherences and optical depths. We give a simple and complete recipe that can be used in present-day experiments, attaining near-optimal single photon emission while preserving the photon purity.

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@article{arxiv.1707.03353,
  title  = {Optimal Photon Generation from Spontaneous Raman Processes in Cold Atoms},
  author = {Melvyn Ho and Colin Teo and Hugues de Riedmatten and Nicolas Sangouard},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1707.03353},
  year   = {2018}
}

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6+6 pages, 3 figures, 1 table

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