DocumentCode
2085976
Title
Single photon generation "on demand" from a single trapped atom strongly coupled to an optical cavity
Author
McKeever, J. ; Boca, A. ; Boozer, A.D. ; Miller, R. ; Kimble, H.J.
Author_Institution
Norman Bridge Lab. of Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA
fYear
2004
fDate
21-21 May 2004
Firstpage
560
Lastpage
561
Abstract
Optically trapped atoms in the strong coupling regime of cavity QED have been used to generate single photons deterministically. Referenced to the total cavity output, the generation efficiency for polarized photons is 16%
Keywords
atom-photon collisions; light polarisation; quantum electrodynamics; quantum optics; radiation pressure; 16 percent; cavity QED; optical cavity; optically trapped atoms; polarized photons; single photon generation; strong coupling regime;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2004. (IQEC). International
Conference_Location
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-778-4
Type
conf
Filename
1366891
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