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View SchemaInterfacing Collective Atomic Excitations and Single Photons
| Authors | J. Simon, H. Tanji, J. K. Thompson, V. Vuletic |
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| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0702013 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0702013 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.183601 |
Abstract
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.
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