Coherent interaction of atoms with a beam of light confined in a light cage

Flavie Davidson-Marquis; Julian Gargiulo; Esteban Gómez-López; Bumjoon Jang; Tim Kroh; Chris Müller; Mario Ziegler; Stefan A. Maier; Harald Kübler; Markus A. Schmidt; Oliver Benson

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- Coherent interaction of atoms with a beam of light confined in a light cage
- Light: Science & Applications Vol. 10, Issue 7, Pages: 1247-1256(2021)
- Affiliations：
  
  1.Department of Physics and IRIS Adlershof, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 12489 Berlin, Germany
  2.Chair in Hybrid Nanosystems, Nanoinstitute Munich, Faculty of Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 80539 Munich, Germany
  3.Department of Fiber Photonics, Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, 07745 Jena, Germany
  4.Competence Center for Micro- and Nanotechnologies, Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena, 07745 Jena, Germany
  5.Department of Physics, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK
  6.5. Physikalisches Institut and Center for Integrated Quantum Science and Technology, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 57, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
  7.Otto Schott Institute of Material Research, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Author bio：
  
  Tim Kroh (tim.kroh@physik.hu-berlin.de)
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- DOI：10.1038/s41377-021-00556-z
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- Published：31 July 2021，
  
  Published Online：31 May 2021，
  
  Received：25 January 2021，
  
  Revised：03 May 2021，
  
  Accepted：17 May 2021
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Davidson-Marquis, F. et al. Coherent interaction of atoms with a beam of light confined in a light cage. Light: Science & Applications, 10, 1247-1256 (2021).
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Davidson-Marquis, F. et al. Coherent interaction of atoms with a beam of light confined in a light cage. Light: Science & Applications, 10, 1247-1256 (2021). DOI： 10.1038/s41377-021-00556-z.

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Abstract

Controlling coherent interaction between optical fields and quantum systems in scalable

integrated platforms is essential for quantum technologies. Miniaturised

warm alkali-vapour cells integrated with on-chip photonic devices represent an attractive system

in particular for delay or storage of a single-photon quantum state. Hollow-core fibres or planar waveguides are widely used to confine light over long distances enhancing light-matter interaction in atomic-vapour cells. However

they suffer from inefficient filling times

enhanced dephasing for atoms near the surfaces

and limited light-matter overlap. We report here on the observation of modified electromagnetically induced transparency for a non-diffractive beam of light in an on-chip

laterally-accessible hollow-core light cage. Atomic layer deposition of an alumina nanofilm onto the light-cage structure was utilised to precisely tune the high-transmission spectral region of the light-cage mode to the operation wavelength of the atomic transition

while additionally protecting the polymer against the corrosive alkali vapour. The experiments show strong

coherent light-matter coupling over lengths substantially exceeding the Rayleigh range. Additionally

the stable non-degrading performance and extreme versatility of the light cage provide an excellent basis for a manifold of quantum-storage and quantum-nonlinear applications

highlighting it as a compelling candidate for all-on-chip

integrable

low-cost

vapour-based photon delay.

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