观察一个原子和一个单一的微共振器之间的强合
Takao Aoki1, Barak Dayan, E Wilcut
1Norman Bridge Laboratory of Physics 12-33, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA.
Nature
|October 13, 2006
概括
研究人员在单个原子和状微振器之间实现了强大的合. 量子光学的这一突破推动了量子信息科学的发展,并使量子网络和计算的新应用成为可能.
科学领域:
- 量子光学是一种量子光学.
- 量子信息科学 量子信息科学
- 洞穴 量子 电力学 量子电力学
背景情况:
- 单光子级别的强光物质相互作用对量子光学和信息科学至关重要.
- 空腔量子电动力学实验主要使用单原子的法布里-佩罗特共振器.
- 改进法布里-佩罗的共振器和缩放装置的挑战推动了寻找替代微腔系统的研究.
研究的目的:
- 为了证明单个原子与 toroidal 微共振器之间的强合.
- 在微腔系统中研究单个原子和光子的光学过程.
- 探索量子网络和量子信息处理中的应用.
主要方法:
- 使用了一种高品质的 toroidal 微共振器.
- 观察到单个原子通过共振器的 evanescent 场落下的过渡事件.
- 开发了一个理论模型来量化合速率.
主要成果:
- 在单个原子和圆形微共振器场之间实现了强大的合.
- 确定了原子共振器相互作用的连贯合速率.
- 证明连贯合速率超过原子和空腔的散射速率.
结论:
- 在 toroidal 微复原器中,单个原子的强合是可行的.
- 这项工作为在量子技术中使用 lithographically 制造的微回振器铺平了道路.
- 潜在的应用包括量子网络,可扩展的量子逻辑和基于原子芯片的量子信息处理.
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