Polarization-controlled single photons
Vacuum-stimulated Raman transitions are driven between two magnetic substates of a rubidium-87 atom strongly coupled to an optical cavity. A magnetic field lifts the degeneracy of these states, and the atom is alternately exposed to laser pulses of two different frequencies. This produces a stream o...
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| author | Wilk, T Webster, S Specht, H Rempe, G Kuhn, A |
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| description | Vacuum-stimulated Raman transitions are driven between two magnetic substates of a rubidium-87 atom strongly coupled to an optical cavity. A magnetic field lifts the degeneracy of these states, and the atom is alternately exposed to laser pulses of two different frequencies. This produces a stream of single photons with alternating circular polarization in a predetermined spatio-temporal mode. MHz repetition rates are possible as no recycling of the atom between photon generations is required. Photon indistinguishability is tested by time-resolved two-photon interference. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:0ec2e81d-bd09-4041-81c5-f47cae0242392022-03-26T09:47:42ZPolarization-controlled single photonsJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:0ec2e81d-bd09-4041-81c5-f47cae024239Symplectic Elements at Oxford2006Wilk, TWebster, SSpecht, HRempe, GKuhn, AVacuum-stimulated Raman transitions are driven between two magnetic substates of a rubidium-87 atom strongly coupled to an optical cavity. A magnetic field lifts the degeneracy of these states, and the atom is alternately exposed to laser pulses of two different frequencies. This produces a stream of single photons with alternating circular polarization in a predetermined spatio-temporal mode. MHz repetition rates are possible as no recycling of the atom between photon generations is required. Photon indistinguishability is tested by time-resolved two-photon interference. |
| spellingShingle | Wilk, T Webster, S Specht, H Rempe, G Kuhn, A Polarization-controlled single photons |
| title | Polarization-controlled single photons |
| title_full | Polarization-controlled single photons |
| title_fullStr | Polarization-controlled single photons |
| title_full_unstemmed | Polarization-controlled single photons |
| title_short | Polarization-controlled single photons |
| title_sort | polarization controlled single photons |
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