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.
| ISBN: | 9783642443053 |
| Publication date: | 11th June 2014 |
| Author: | Jonathan D Pritchard |
| Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 158 pages |
| Series: | Springer Theses |
| Genres: |
Quantum physics (quantum mechanics and quantum field theory) Laser physics Optical physics |
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.
Cooperative Optical Non-Linearity in a Blockaded Rydberg Ensemble features in the following genres: Quantum physics (quantum mechanics and quantum field theory), Laser physics, Optical physics
Cooperative Optical Non-Linearity in a Blockaded Rydberg Ensemble is available in Paperback, Hardback
Cooperative Optical Non-Linearity in a Blockaded Rydberg Ensemble was written by Jonathan D Pritchard and published by Springer an imprint of Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Cooperative Optical Non-Linearity in a Blockaded Rydberg Ensemble has 158 pages
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