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Enhancement of Rydberg-mediated single-photon nonlinearities by electrically tuned Förster resonances

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  • H. Gorniaczyk

    (5th Institute of Physics and Center for Integrated Quantum Science and Technology, Universität Stuttgart)

  • C. Tresp

    (5th Institute of Physics and Center for Integrated Quantum Science and Technology, Universität Stuttgart)

  • P. Bienias

    (Institute for Theoretical Physics III and Center for Integrated Quantum Science and Technology, Universität Stuttgart)

  • A. Paris-Mandoki

    (5th Institute of Physics and Center for Integrated Quantum Science and Technology, Universität Stuttgart)

  • W. Li

    (School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham)

  • I. Mirgorodskiy

    (5th Institute of Physics and Center for Integrated Quantum Science and Technology, Universität Stuttgart)

  • H. P. Büchler

    (Institute for Theoretical Physics III and Center for Integrated Quantum Science and Technology, Universität Stuttgart)

  • I. Lesanovsky

    (School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham)

  • S. Hofferberth

    (5th Institute of Physics and Center for Integrated Quantum Science and Technology, Universität Stuttgart)

Abstract

Mapping the strong interaction between Rydberg atoms onto single photons via electromagnetically induced transparency enables manipulation of light at the single-photon level and few-photon devices such as all-optical switches and transistors operated by individual photons. Here we demonstrate experimentally that Stark-tuned Förster resonances can substantially increase this effective interaction between individual photons. This technique boosts the gain of a single-photon transistor to over 100, enhances the non-destructive detection of single Rydberg atoms to a fidelity beyond 0.8, and enables high-precision spectroscopy on Rydberg pair states. On top, we achieve a gain larger than 2 with gate photon read-out after the transistor operation. Theory models for Rydberg polariton propagation on Förster resonance and for the projection of the stored spin-wave yield excellent agreement to our data and successfully identify the main decoherence mechanism of the Rydberg transistor, paving the way towards photonic quantum gates.

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  • H. Gorniaczyk & C. Tresp & P. Bienias & A. Paris-Mandoki & W. Li & I. Mirgorodskiy & H. P. Büchler & I. Lesanovsky & S. Hofferberth, 2016. "Enhancement of Rydberg-mediated single-photon nonlinearities by electrically tuned Förster resonances," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 7(1), pages 1-6, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:7:y:2016:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms12480
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms12480
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    1. Zhao, Yuan & Huang, Qihong & Gong, Tixian & Xu, Siliu & Li, Zeping & Malomed, Boris A., 2024. "Three-dimensional solitons supported by the spin–orbit coupling and Rydberg–Rydberg interactions in PT-symmetric potentials," Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, Elsevier, vol. 187(C).

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