Title :
Phase shift of a weak coherent beam by a single atom
Author :
Aljunid, Syed Abdullah ; Khoon, Tey Meng ; Chng, Brenda ; Maslennikov, Gleb ; Kurtsiefer, Christian
Author_Institution :
Phys. Dept, Nat. Univ. of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
Abstract :
We measured the phase shift imposed by a single 87Rb atom to a light field. We observed a value of 1deg for a focused Gaussian beam interacting near-resonantly with an atomic two-level system.
Keywords :
atom-photon collisions; laser beams; light coherence; optical focusing; quantum optics; rubidium; Rb; atomic two-level system; focused Gaussian beam; near-resonant interaction; phase shift; single 87Rb atom; weak coherent beam; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Atomic measurements; Optical interferometry; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Phase measurement; Phase shifting interferometry; Probes; Resonance light scattering; 020.0020 Atomic and molecular physics; 270.0270 Quantum Optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
