Nonlinear quantum optics mediated by Rydberg interactions

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.

• Publication year

  2016

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  Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics

• Publication date

  2016-02-19

• Fields of study

  Physics

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  DOI 10.1088/0953-4075/49/15/152003arXiv 1602.06117
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