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Quantum State Engineering of Light with Continuous-wave Optical Parametric Oscillators
Published on: May 30, 2014
Enhanced Quantum State Transfer via Feedforward Cancellation of Optical Phase Noise
Benjamin P Maddox1, Jonathan M Mortlock1, Tom R Hepworth1
1Department of Physics, <a href="https://ror.org/01v29qb04">Durham University</a>, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom.
Abstract:
Many experimental platforms for quantum science depend on state control via laser fields. Frequently, however, the control fidelity is limited by optical phase noise. This is exacerbated in stabilized laser systems where high-frequency phase noise is an unavoidable consequence of feedback. Here we implement an optical feedforward technique to suppress laser phase noise in the stimulated Raman adiabatic passage state transfer of ultracold RbCs molecules, across 114 THz, from a weakly bound Feshbach state to the rovibrational ground state. By performing over 100 state transfers on single molecules, we measure a significantly enhanced transfer efficiency of 98.7(1)% limited only by available laser intensity.
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