Publisher Correction: Coherent interaction of atoms with a beam of light confined in a light cage
| Autor: | Esteban Gómez-López, Oliver Benson, Mario Ziegler, Julian Gargiulo, Flavie Davidson-Marquis, Bumjoon Jang, Harald Kübler, Markus A. Schmidt, Stefan A. Maier, Tim Kroh, Chris Müller |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Zdroj: | Light, Science & Applications Light: Science & Applications, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-2 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2047-7538 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41377-021-00571-0 |
| Popis: | Controlling coherent interaction between optical fields and quantum systems in scalable, integrated platforms is essential for quantum technologies. Miniaturised, warm alkali-vapour cells integrated with on-chip photonic devices represent an attractive system, in particular for delay or storage of a single-photon quantum state. Hollow-core fibres or planar waveguides are widely used to confine light over long distances enhancing light-matter interaction in atomic-vapour cells. However, they suffer from inefficient filling times, enhanced dephasing for atoms near the surfaces, and limited light-matter overlap. We report here on the observation of modified electromagnetically induced transparency for a non-diffractive beam of light in an on-chip, laterally-accessible hollow-core light cage. Atomic layer deposition of an alumina nanofilm onto the light-cage structure was utilised to precisely tune the high-transmission spectral region of the light-cage mode to the operation wavelength of the atomic transition, while additionally protecting the polymer against the corrosive alkali vapour. The experiments show strong, coherent light-matter coupling over lengths substantially exceeding the Rayleigh range. Additionally, the stable non-degrading performance and extreme versatility of the light cage provide an excellent basis for a manifold of quantum-storage and quantum-nonlinear applications, highlighting it as a compelling candidate for all-on-chip, integrable, low-cost, vapour-based photon delay. |
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