Cooperative Optical Non-Linearity in a Blockaded Rydberg Ensemble

• Main Author: Pritchard, Jonathan D. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Physics.; Quantum physics.; Quantum optics.; Optics.; Optoelectronics.; Plasmons (Physics).; Statistical physics.; Quantum Optics.; Nonlinear Dynamics.; Quantum Physics.; Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices.

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 intera...

Table of Contents:

• Rydberg Atoms
• Rydberg Atom Interactions
• Atom-Light Interactions
• Cooperative Phenomena
• Experiment Setup
• Results
• Photon Blockade
• Progress Towards a Single Blockade Sphere.