Large Bragg Reflection from One-Dimensional Chains of Trapped Atoms Near a Nanoscale Waveguide

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作者
Corzo, Neil V. [1 ]
Gouraud, Baptiste [1 ]
Chandra, Aveek [1 ]
Goban, Akihisa [2 ,6 ]
Sheremet, Alexandra S. [3 ,4 ]
Kupriyanov, Dmitriy V. [5 ]
Laurat, Julien [1 ]
机构
[1] ENS PSL Res Univ, Sorbonne Univ, UPMC, Lab Kastler Brossel,CNRS,Coll France, 4 Pl Jussieu, F-75005 Paris, France
[2] CALTECH, Norman Bridge Lab Phys 12 33, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA
[3] Informat Technol Mech & Opt Univ, St Petersburg 199034, Russia
[4] Russian Quantum Ctr, Skolkovo 143025, Moscow Region, Russia
[5] St Petersburg State Polytech Univ, Dept Theoret Phys, St Petersburg 195251, Russia
[6] Univ Colorado, JILA, 440 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309 USA
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欧洲研究理事会;
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PHOTON; LIGHT;
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.133603
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
We report experimental observations of a large Bragg reflection from arrays of cold atoms trapped near a one-dimensional nanoscale waveguide. By using an optical lattice in the evanescent field surrounding a nanofiber with a period nearly commensurate with the resonant wavelength, we observe a reflectance of up to 75% for the guided mode. Each atom behaves as a partially reflecting mirror and an ordered chain of about 2000 atoms is sufficient to realize an efficient Bragg mirror. Measurements of the reflection spectra as a function of the lattice period and the probe polarization are reported. The latter shows the effect of the chiral character of nanoscale waveguides on this reflection. The ability to control photon transport in 1D waveguides coupled to spin systems would enable novel quantum network capabilities and the study of many-body effects emerging from long-range interactions.
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