Observation and measurement of 'giant' dispersive optical non-linearities in an ensemble of cold Rydberg atoms

Autor: Parigi, Valentina, Bimbard, Erwan, Stanojevic, Jovica, Hilliard, Andrew J., Nogrette, Florence, Tualle-Brouri, Rosa, Ourjoumtsev, Alexei, Grangier, Philippe
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Phys. Rev. Lett. 109, 233602 (2012)
Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.233602
Popis: We observe and measure dispersive optical non-linearities in an ensemble of cold Rydberg atoms placed inside an optical cavity. The experimental results are in agreement with a simple model where the optical non-linearities are due to the progressive appearance of a Rydberg blockaded volume within the medium. The measurements allow a direct estimation of the "blockaded fraction" of atoms within the atomic ensemble.
Databáze: arXiv