Dipole blockade and quantum information processing in mesoscopic atomic ensembles.

We describe a technique for manipulating quantum information stored in collective states of mesoscopic ensembles. Quantum processing is accomplished by optical excitation into states with strong dipole-dipole interactions. The resulting "dipole blockade" can be used to inhibit transitions...

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Main Authors: Lukin, MD, Fleischhauer, M, Cote, R, Duan, L, Jaksch, D, Cirac, J, Zoller, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2001