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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628590
