Reversible state transfer between light and a single trapped atom
量子物理
2009-11-13 v1
摘要
We demonstrate the reversible mapping of a coherent state of light with mean photon number n-bar ~= 1.1 to and from the hyperfine states of an atom trapped within the mode of a high finesse optical cavity. The coherence of the basic processes is verified by mapping the atomic state back onto a field state in a way that depends on the phase of the original coherent state. Our experiment represents an important step towards the realization of cavity QED-based quantum networks, wherein coherent transfer of quantum states enables the distribution of quantum information across the network.
引用
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0702248,
title = {Reversible state transfer between light and a single trapped atom},
author = {A. D. Boozer and A. Boca and R. Miller and T. E. Northup and H. J. Kimble},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0702248},
year = {2009}
}
备注
5 pages, 5 figures