Super-radiance reveals infinite-range dipole interactions through a nanofiber

P. Solano; P. Barberis-Blostein; F. K. Fatemi; L. A. Orozco; S. L. Rolston

doi:10.1038/s41467-017-01994-3

Nature Communications (Nov 2017)

Super-radiance reveals infinite-range dipole interactions through a nanofiber

P. Solano,
P. Barberis-Blostein,
F. K. Fatemi,
L. A. Orozco,
S. L. Rolston

Affiliations

P. Solano: Joint Quantum Institute, Department of Physics and NIST, University of Maryland
P. Barberis-Blostein: Joint Quantum Institute, Department of Physics and NIST, University of Maryland
F. K. Fatemi: Army Research Laboratory
L. A. Orozco: Joint Quantum Institute, Department of Physics and NIST, University of Maryland
S. L. Rolston: Joint Quantum Institute, Department of Physics and NIST, University of Maryland

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01994-3
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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The confinement of electromagnetic field in one dimension is known to allow peculiar effects such as infinite-range coupling. Here, the authors report on the observation of light-mediated infinite-range interactions between spatially separated atomic clouds mediated by an optical nanofiber.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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