• DocumentCode
    500276
  • 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
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5225663
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=500276