Title :
Double-heralded single-photon absorption by a single atom
Author :
Brito, Jose ; Kucera, Stepan ; Eich, Pascal ; Schug, Michael ; Kurz, Christoph ; Muller, Philipp ; Huwer, Jan ; Eschner, Jurgen
Author_Institution :
Experimentalphys., Univ. des Saarlandes, Saarbrucken, Germany
Abstract :
We present a single-photon to single-atom interface, where a heralded single photon generated by Spontaneous Parametric Conversion is absorbed by a single trapped ion, subsequently generating a single Raman-scattered photon that heralds the absorption event.
Keywords :
Raman spectra; atom optics; optical parametric devices; trapped ions; double-heralded single-photon absorption; single Raman-scattered photon; single atom; single trapped ion; single-atom interface; spontaneous parametric conversion; Absorption; Communication systems; Correlation; Frequency conversion; Histograms; Photonics; Shape;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
