Nonlinear quantum optics mediated by Rydberg interactions

Ofer Firstenberg, C. S. Adams, S. Hofferberth

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Abstract

By mapping the strong interaction between Rydberg excitations in ultra-cold atomic ensembles onto single photons via electromagnetically induced transparency, it is now possible to realize a medium which exhibits a strong optical nonlinearity at the level of individual photons. We review the theoretical concepts and the experimental state-of-the-art of this exciting new field, and discuss first applications in the field of all-optical quantum information processing.
Original languageEnglish
Article number152003
Number of pages14
JournalJournal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Volume49
Issue number15
DOIs
StatePublished - 30 Jun 2016

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