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Dispersive optical interface based on nanofiber-trapped atoms.

S T Dawkins1, R Mitsch, D Reitz

  • 1Institut für Physik, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, 55099 Mainz, Germany.

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Researchers coupled 1000 atoms to an optical nanofiber

Area of Science:

  • Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
  • Nanophotonics
  • Quantum Optics

Background:

  • Atom-light interactions are fundamental to quantum technologies.
  • Efficiently coupling ensembles of atoms to optical fields is challenging.
  • Evanescent fields of optical nanofibers offer a unique platform for atom-light interfaces.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a method for dispersively interfacing a large ensemble of atoms with an optical nanofiber.
  • To characterize the resulting light-matter interaction.
  • To demonstrate a novel application of this interface for atom number determination.

Main Methods:

  • Trapping an ensemble of 1000 atoms in the evanescent field of a tapered optical nanofiber.
  • Utilizing azimuthally asymmetric coupling with an off-resonant probe beam.

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  • Measuring the induced phase shift and birefringence.

    • Main Results:

    • Significant dispersive interaction observed, with a phase shift per atom of ~1 mrad.
    • Effective resonant optical density per atom of 0.027 achieved.
    • Demonstrated non-destructive determination of atom number using the strong dispersion.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed method enables strong, dispersive atom-nanofiber coupling.
    • This technique provides a pathway for novel quantum information processing applications.
    • The strong dispersion is a powerful tool for non-destructive atom detection.