Controlled multi-photon subtraction with cascaded Rydberg superatoms as single-photon absorbers

Nina Stiesdal; Hannes Busche; Kevin Kleinbeck; Jan Kumlin; Mikkel G. Hansen; Hans Peter Büchler; Sebastian Hofferberth

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-24522-w

Nature Communications (Jul 2021)

Controlled multi-photon subtraction with cascaded Rydberg superatoms as single-photon absorbers

Nina Stiesdal,
Hannes Busche,
Kevin Kleinbeck,
Jan Kumlin,
Mikkel G. Hansen,
Hans Peter Büchler,
Sebastian Hofferberth

Affiliations

Nina Stiesdal: Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Physics@SDU, University of Southern Denmark
Hannes Busche: Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Physics@SDU, University of Southern Denmark
Kevin Kleinbeck: Institute for Theoretical Physics III and Center for Integrated Quantum Science and Technology, University of Stuttgart
Jan Kumlin: Institute for Theoretical Physics III and Center for Integrated Quantum Science and Technology, University of Stuttgart
Mikkel G. Hansen: Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Physics@SDU, University of Southern Denmark
Hans Peter Büchler: Institute for Theoretical Physics III and Center for Integrated Quantum Science and Technology, University of Stuttgart
Sebastian Hofferberth: Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Physics@SDU, University of Southern Denmark

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24522-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Interaction of photons with Rydberg atoms can be used to modify quantum states of light. Here the authors demonstrate a controlled nonlinear quantum behavior of multi-photon subtraction in a cascaded system based on Rydberg superatoms.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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