Real-time cavity QED with single atoms

被引:339
作者
Hood, CJ [1 ]
Chapman, MS
Lynn, TW
Kimble, HJ
机构
[1] CALTECH, Norman Bridge Lab Phys 12 33, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA
[2] Georgia Inst Technol, Sch Phys, Atlanta, GA 30332 USA
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.80.4157
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O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
The combination of cold atoms and large coherent coupling enables investigations in a new regime in cavity QED with single-atom trajectories monitored in real time with high signal-to-noise ratio. The underlying "vacuum-Rabi" splitting is clearly reflected in the frequency dependence of atomic transit signals recorded atom by atom, with evidence for mechanical light forces for intracavity photon number <1. The nonlinear optical response of one atom in a cavity is observed to be in accord with the one-atom quantum theory but at variance with semiclassical predictions.
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页码:4157 / 4160
页数:4
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