Telecom-heralded single photon absorption by a single atom

Autor: Lenhard, Andreas, Bock, Matthias, Kucera, Stephan, Brito, José, Eich, Pascal, Müller, Philipp, Becher, Christoph, Eschner, Jürgen
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Phys. Rev. A 92, 063827 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.92.063827
Popis: We present, characterize, and apply a photonic quantum interface between the near infrared and telecom spectral regions. A singly resonant optical parametric oscillator (OPO) operated below threshold, in combination with external filters, generates high-rate ($>2.5\cdot10^6~{\rm s}^{-1}$) narrowband photon pairs ($\sim 7$ MHz bandwidth); the signal photons are tuned to resonance with an atomic transition in Ca$^+$, while the idler photons are at telecom wavelength. Quantum interface operation is demonstrated through high-rate absorption of single photons by a single trapped ion ($\sim 670~{\rm s}^{-1}$), heralded by coincident telecom photons.
Databáze: arXiv