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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 interactions between light-induced excitations. For excitation to high Rydberg states where the electron is only weakly bound, the dipole-dipole interactions are extremely large and long range, enabling an enormous enhancement of the non-linear effect. Consequently, cooperative non-linear optics using Rydberg excitations opens a new era for quantum optics enabling large single photon non-linearity to be accessible in free space for the first time. The thesis describes the theoretical underpinnings of the non- linear effect, the pioneering experimental results and implications for experiments in the single photon regime.
| Autorius: | Jonathan D. Pritchard |
| Serija: | Springer Theses |
| Leidėjas: | Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
| Išleidimo metai: | 2014 |
| Knygos puslapių skaičius: | 172 |
| ISBN-10: | 3642443052 |
| ISBN-13: | 9783642443053 |
| Formatas: | 235 x 155 x 10 mm. Knyga minkštu viršeliu |
| Kalba: | Anglų |
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