Cooperative Optical Non-Linearity in a Blockaded Rydberg Ensemble

Pritchard, Jonathan D. (2012) Cooperative Optical Non-Linearity in a Blockaded Rydberg Ensemble. Springer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-642-29711-3 (https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29712-0)

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Abstract

This thesis describes the first demonstration of a cooperative optical non-linearity based on Rydberg excitation. Whereas in conventional non-linear optics the non-linearity arises directly from the interaction between light and matter, in a cooperative process it is mediated by dipole-dipole interactions between light-induced excitations. For excitation to high Rydberg states where the electron is only weakly bound, the dipole-dipole interactions are extremely large and long range, enabling an enormous enhancement of the non-linear effect. Consequently, cooperative non-linear optics using Rydberg excitations opens a new era for quantum optics enabling large single photon non-linearity to be accessible in free space for the first time. The thesis describes the theoretical underpinnings of the non- linear effect, the pioneering experimental results and implications for experiments in the single photon regime.

  • Item type:Book
    ID code:54199
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    17 May 2012
    Published
    Subjects:Science > Physics > Optics. Light
    Department:Faculty of Science > Physics
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:08 Sep 2015 08:43
    Last modified:08 Apr 2024 14:45
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/54199
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