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Storage and Control of Optical Photons Using Rydberg Polaritons

Maxwell, D.; Szwer, D.J.; Paredes-Barato, D.; Busche, H.; Pritchard, J.D.; Gauguet, A.; Weatherill, K.J.; Jones, M.P.A.; Adams, C.S.

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Authors

D. Maxwell

D.J. Szwer

D. Paredes-Barato

H. Busche

J.D. Pritchard

A. Gauguet



Abstract

We use a microwave field to control the quantum state of optical photons stored in a cold atomic cloud. The photons are stored in highly excited collective states (Rydberg polaritons) enabling both fast qubit rotations and control of photon-photon interactions. Through the collective read-out of these pseudospin rotations it is shown that the microwave field modifies the long-range interactions between polaritons. This technique provides a powerful interface between the microwave and optical domains, with applications in quantum simulations of spin liquids, quantum metrology and quantum networks.

Citation

Maxwell, D., Szwer, D., Paredes-Barato, D., Busche, H., Pritchard, J., Gauguet, A., …Adams, C. (2013). Storage and Control of Optical Photons Using Rydberg Polaritons. Physical Review Letters, 110(10), Article 103001. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.110.103001

Journal Article Type Article
Online Publication Date Mar 4, 2013
Publication Date Mar 4, 2013
Deposit Date Mar 5, 2013
Publicly Available Date Apr 24, 2013
Journal Physical Review Letters
Print ISSN 0031-9007
Electronic ISSN 1079-7114
Publisher American Physical Society
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 110
Issue 10
Article Number 103001
DOI https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.110.103001

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Reprinted with permission from the American Physical Society: Maxwell, D., Szwer, D. J., Paredes-Barato, D., Busche, H., Pritchard, J. D., Gauguet, A., Weatherill, K. J., Jones, M. P. A. & Adams, C. S. (2013). Storage and Control of Optical Photons Using Rydberg Polaritons. Physical Review Letters 110(10): 103001. © 2013 by the American Physical Society. Readers may view, browse, and/or download material for temporary copying purposes only, provided these uses are for noncommercial personal purposes. Except as provided by law, this material may not be further reproduced, distributed, transmitted, modified, adapted, performed, displayed, published, or sold in whole or part, without prior written permission from the American Physical Society.





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