Cooperative Optical Non-Linearity in a Blockaded Rydberg Ensemble - Couverture souple

Pritchard, Jonathan D.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 3642443052 ISBN 13 : 9783642443053

Editeur : Springer, 2014

Synopsis

This thesis describes the first demonstration of a cooperative optical non-linearity based on Rydberg excitation. Whereas in conventional non-linear optics the non-linearity arises directly from the interaction between light and matter, in a cooperative process it is mediated by dipole-dipole interactions between light-induced excitations. For excitation to high Rydberg states where the electron is only weakly bound, the dipole-dipole interactions are extremely large and long range, enabling an enormous enhancement of the non-linear effect. Consequently, cooperative non-linear optics using Rydberg excitations opens a new era for quantum optics enabling large single photon non-linearity to be accessible in free space for the first time. The thesis describes the theoretical underpinnings of the non- linear effect, the pioneering experimental results and implications for experiments in the single photon regime.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This book reviews the first demonstration of a cooperative optical non-linearity based on Rydberg excitation. Covers theoretical aspects of the non-linear effect, pioneering experimental results and implications for experiments in the single photon regime.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Springer
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3642443052
• ISBN 13: 9783642443053
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 172
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