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Atom–light interactions in photonic crystals

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  • A. Goban

    (Norman Bridge Laboratory of Physics 12-33, California Institute of Technology
    Institute for Quantum Information and Matter, California Institute of Technology)

  • C.-L. Hung

    (Norman Bridge Laboratory of Physics 12-33, California Institute of Technology
    Institute for Quantum Information and Matter, California Institute of Technology)

  • S.-P. Yu

    (Norman Bridge Laboratory of Physics 12-33, California Institute of Technology
    Institute for Quantum Information and Matter, California Institute of Technology)

  • J.D. Hood

    (Norman Bridge Laboratory of Physics 12-33, California Institute of Technology
    Institute for Quantum Information and Matter, California Institute of Technology)

  • J.A. Muniz

    (Norman Bridge Laboratory of Physics 12-33, California Institute of Technology
    Institute for Quantum Information and Matter, California Institute of Technology)

  • J.H. Lee

    (Norman Bridge Laboratory of Physics 12-33, California Institute of Technology
    Institute for Quantum Information and Matter, California Institute of Technology)

  • M.J. Martin

    (Norman Bridge Laboratory of Physics 12-33, California Institute of Technology
    Institute for Quantum Information and Matter, California Institute of Technology)

  • A.C. McClung

    (Norman Bridge Laboratory of Physics 12-33, California Institute of Technology
    Institute for Quantum Information and Matter, California Institute of Technology)

  • K.S. Choi

    (Spin Convergence Research Center 39-1, Korea Institute of Science and Technology)

  • D.E. Chang

    (ICFO—Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, Mediterranean Technology Park)

  • O. Painter

    (Institute for Quantum Information and Matter, California Institute of Technology
    Thomas J. Watson, Sr., Laboratory of Applied Physics 128-95, California Institute of Technology)

  • H.J. Kimble

    (Norman Bridge Laboratory of Physics 12-33, California Institute of Technology
    Institute for Quantum Information and Matter, California Institute of Technology)

Abstract

The integration of nanophotonics and atomic physics has been a long-sought goal that would open new frontiers for optical physics, including novel quantum transport and many-body phenomena with photon-mediated atomic interactions. Reaching this goal requires surmounting diverse challenges in nanofabrication and atomic manipulation. Here we report the development of a novel integrated optical circuit with a photonic crystal capable of both localizing and interfacing atoms with guided photons. Optical bands of a photonic crystal waveguide are aligned with selected atomic transitions. From reflection spectra measured with average atom number , we infer that atoms are localized within the waveguide by optical dipole forces. The fraction of single-atom radiative decay into the waveguide is Γ1D/Γ′≃(0.32±0.08), where Γ1D is the rate of emission into the guided mode and Γ′ is the decay rate into all other channels. Γ1D/Γ′ is unprecedented in all current atom–photon interfaces.

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  • A. Goban & C.-L. Hung & S.-P. Yu & J.D. Hood & J.A. Muniz & J.H. Lee & M.J. Martin & A.C. McClung & K.S. Choi & D.E. Chang & O. Painter & H.J. Kimble, 2014. "Atom–light interactions in photonic crystals," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 5(1), pages 1-9, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:5:y:2014:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms4808
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms4808
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    1. Shuai-Peng Wang & Alessandro Ridolfo & Tiefu Li & Salvatore Savasta & Franco Nori & Y. Nakamura & J. Q. You, 2023. "Probing the symmetry breaking of a light–matter system by an ancillary qubit," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-6, December.

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