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Photon Blockade with Ground-State Neutral Atoms

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Author(s):
Cidrim, A. [1] ; do Espirito Santo, T. S. [2] ; Schachenmayer, J. [3, 4] ; Kaiser, R. [5] ; Bachelard, R. [1, 5]
Total Authors: 5
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Fed Sao Carlos, Dept Fis, Rod Washington Luis, Km 235 SP 310, BR-13565905 Sao Carlos, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Fis Sao Carlos, BR-13560970 Sao Carlos, SP - Brazil
[3] Univ Strasbourg, CNRS, ISIS, UMR 7006, F-67000 Strasbourg - France
[4] Univ Strasbourg, CNRS, IPCMS, UMR 7504, F-67000 Strasbourg - France
[5] Univ Cote dAzur, Inst Phys Nice, CNRS, F-06560 Valbonne - France
Total Affiliations: 5
Document type: Journal article
Source: Physical Review Letters; v. 125, n. 7 AUG 13 2020.
Web of Science Citations: 1
Abstract

We show that induced dipole-dipole interactions allow for photon blockade in subwavelength ensembles of two-level, ground-state neutral atoms. Our protocol relies on the energy shift of the single-excitation, superradiant state of N atoms, which can be engineered to yield an effective two-level system. A coherent pump induces Rabi oscillation between the ground state and a collective bright state, with at most a single excitation shared among all atoms. The possibility of using clock transitions that are long-lived and relatively robust against stray fields, alongside new prospects on experiments with subwavelength lattices, makes our proposal a promising alternative for quantum information protocols. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 17/09390-7 - Entanglement and blockade effects in ultracold atomic clouds
Grantee:André Cidrim Santos
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
FAPESP's process: 18/15554-5 - Transport and localization of light in two and three dimensions
Grantee:Romain Pierre Marcel Bachelard
Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Young Investigators Grants - Phase 2
FAPESP's process: 18/12653-2 - Lieb-Robinson bounds and superradiance in ultracold atomic clouds
Grantee:Tiago Santiago do Espirito Santo
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate (Direct)
FAPESP's process: 18/01447-2 - Correlations of the light scattered by atomic clouds
Grantee:Romain Pierre Marcel Bachelard
Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research
FAPESP's process: 19/13143-0 - Cold atoms, photons, and quantum correlations
Grantee:Celso Jorge Villas-Bôas
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants