Efficient microwave-to-optical conversion using Rydberg atoms
We demonstrate microwave-to-optical conversion using six-wave mixing in cold 87Rb atoms where the microwave field couples to two Rydberg states and propagates collinearly with the converted optical field. Our experiment is performed with a free-space microwave field, and we achieve a conversion effi...
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| author | Vogt, T Gross, C Han, J Pal, S Lam, M Kiffner, M Li, W |
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| description | We demonstrate microwave-to-optical conversion using six-wave mixing in cold 87Rb atoms where the microwave field couples to two Rydberg states and propagates collinearly with the converted optical field. Our experiment is performed with a free-space microwave field, and we achieve a conversion efficiency of about 5% for the microwave photons entering the conversion medium. In addition, we theoretically investigate all-resonant six-wave mixing and outline a realistic experimental scheme for reaching an efficiency close to 70%. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:c18923da-09d7-4c3c-a7f1-3af86b6106f72022-03-27T06:02:07ZEfficient microwave-to-optical conversion using Rydberg atomsJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:c18923da-09d7-4c3c-a7f1-3af86b6106f7Symplectic Elements at OxfordAPS Physics2019Vogt, TGross, CHan, JPal, SLam, MKiffner, MLi, WWe demonstrate microwave-to-optical conversion using six-wave mixing in cold 87Rb atoms where the microwave field couples to two Rydberg states and propagates collinearly with the converted optical field. Our experiment is performed with a free-space microwave field, and we achieve a conversion efficiency of about 5% for the microwave photons entering the conversion medium. In addition, we theoretically investigate all-resonant six-wave mixing and outline a realistic experimental scheme for reaching an efficiency close to 70%. |
| spellingShingle | Vogt, T Gross, C Han, J Pal, S Lam, M Kiffner, M Li, W Efficient microwave-to-optical conversion using Rydberg atoms |
| title | Efficient microwave-to-optical conversion using Rydberg atoms |
| title_full | Efficient microwave-to-optical conversion using Rydberg atoms |
| title_fullStr | Efficient microwave-to-optical conversion using Rydberg atoms |
| title_full_unstemmed | Efficient microwave-to-optical conversion using Rydberg atoms |
| title_short | Efficient microwave-to-optical conversion using Rydberg atoms |
| title_sort | efficient microwave to optical conversion using rydberg atoms |
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