DocumentCode
2877023
Title
Photon blockade in an optical cavity with one trapped atom
Author
Birnbaum, K.M. ; Boca, A. ; Miller, R. ; Boozer, A.D. ; Northup, T.E. ; Kimble, H.J.
Author_Institution
Norman Bridge Lab. of Phys., California Inst. of Technol, Pasadena, CA
fYear
2006
fDate
21-26 May 2006
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We have observed photon blockade, as evidenced by the photon statistics for light transmitted by an optical cavity containing one trapped atom. The measurements also reveal the energy distribution for atomic motion in the trap.
Keywords
atom-photon collisions; quantum electrodynamics; quantum optics; quantum theory; radiation pressure; atom trapping; atomic motion; cavity QED; light transmission; optical cavity; photon blockade; photon statistics; Atom optics; Atomic measurements; Charge carrier processes; Electrodynamics; Frequency; Nonlinear optics; Optical scattering; Photonics; Statistical distributions; Statistics; (020.5580) Quantum Electrodynamics; (270.5290) Photon Statistics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-813-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628590
Filename
4628590
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