scholarly journals Coupling a Single Trapped Atom to a Nanoscale Optical Cavity

Science ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 340 (6137) ◽  
pp. 1202-1205 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. D. Thompson ◽  
T. G. Tiecke ◽  
N. P. de Leon ◽  
J. Feist ◽  
A. V. Akimov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Near Field ◽  
Optical Cavity ◽  
Quantum Systems ◽  
Strong Interactions ◽  
Quantum Devices ◽  
Strongly Coupled ◽  
Precise Control ◽  
Large Atom ◽  
Optical Circuits ◽  
Photon Coupling

Hybrid quantum devices, in which dissimilar quantum systems are combined in order to attain qualities not available with either system alone, may enable far-reaching control in quantum measurement, sensing, and information processing. A paradigmatic example is trapped ultracold atoms, which offer excellent quantum coherent properties, coupled to nanoscale solid-state systems, which allow for strong interactions. We demonstrate a deterministic interface between a single trapped rubidium atom and a nanoscale photonic crystal cavity. Precise control over the atom's position allows us to probe the cavity near-field with a resolution below the diffraction limit and to observe large atom-photon coupling. This approach may enable the realization of integrated, strongly coupled quantum nano-optical circuits.

scholarly journals Fundamental limitations of the mode temperature concept in strongly coupled systems

2020 ◽  
Vol 75 (8) ◽  
pp. 803-807
Author(s):  
Svend-Age Biehs ◽  
Achim Kittel ◽  
Philippe Ben-Abdallah
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Exchange ◽  
Strong Coupling ◽  
Quantum Systems ◽  
Coupled Systems ◽  
Strong Coupling Limit ◽  
Strongly Coupled ◽  
Fundamental Limitations ◽  
Temperature Concept ◽  
Vacuum Gap

AbstractWe theoretically analyze heat exchange between two quantum systems in interaction with external thermostats. We show that in the strong coupling limit the widely used concept of mode temperatures loses its thermodynamic foundation and therefore cannot be employed to make a valid statement on cooling and heating in such systems; instead, the incorrectly applied concept may result in a severe misinterpretation of the underlying physics. We illustrate these general conclusions by discussing recent experimental results reported on the nanoscale heat transfer through quantum fluctuations between two nanomechanical membranes separated by a vacuum gap.

scholarly journals Bad metallic transport in a cold atom Fermi-Hubbard system

Science ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 363 (6425) ◽  
pp. 379-382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter T. Brown ◽  
Debayan Mitra ◽  
Elmer Guardado-Sanchez ◽  
Reza Nourafkan ◽  
Alexis Reymbaut ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diffusion Constant ◽  
Cold Atom ◽  
Quantum Systems ◽  
Strong Interactions ◽  
Einstein Relation ◽  
Linear Temperature Dependence ◽  
Many Body ◽  
Linear Temperature ◽  
Density Modulation ◽  
Shed Light

Strong interactions in many-body quantum systems complicate the interpretation of charge transport in such materials. To shed light on this problem, we study transport in a clean quantum system: ultracold lithium-6 in a two-dimensional optical lattice, a testing ground for strong interaction physics in the Fermi-Hubbard model. We determine the diffusion constant by measuring the relaxation of an imposed density modulation and modeling its decay hydrodynamically. The diffusion constant is converted to a resistivity by using the Nernst-Einstein relation. That resistivity exhibits a linear temperature dependence and shows no evidence of saturation, two characteristic signatures of a bad metal. The techniques we developed in this study may be applied to measurements of other transport quantities, including the optical conductivity and thermopower.

scholarly journals Correlation functions for a strongly coupled boson system and plane partitions

2011 ◽  
Vol 369 (1939) ◽  
pp. 1319-1333 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikolay Bogoliubov ◽  
Jussi Timonen
Keyword(s):  
Correlation Functions ◽  
Finite Size ◽  
Temperature Limit ◽  
Phase Model ◽  
Strong Interactions ◽  
Scaling Exponent ◽  
Strongly Correlated ◽  
Strongly Coupled ◽  
Plane Partitions ◽  
Hopping Model

A quantum phase model is introduced as a limit for very strong interactions of a strongly correlated q -boson hopping model. The exact solution of the phase model is reviewed, and solutions are also provided for two correlation functions of the model. Explicit expressions, including both amplitude and scaling exponent, are derived for these correlation functions in the low temperature limit. The amplitudes were found to be related to the number of plane partitions contained in boxes of finite size.

scholarly journals A single-photon switch and transistor enabled by a solid-state quantum memory

Science ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 361 (6397) ◽  
pp. 57-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuo Sun ◽  
Hyochul Kim ◽  
Zhouchen Luo ◽  
Glenn S. Solomon ◽  
Edo Waks
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Quantum Information Processing ◽  
Single Photon ◽  
Internal State ◽  
Optical Signal ◽  
Quantum Memory ◽  
Strong Interactions ◽  
Strongly Coupled ◽  
Spin Qubit ◽  
Photon Interactions

Single-photon switches and transistors generate strong photon-photon interactions that are essential for quantum circuits and networks. However, the deterministic control of an optical signal with a single photon requires strong interactions with a quantum memory, which has been challenging to achieve in a solid-state platform. We demonstrate a single-photon switch and transistor enabled by a solid-state quantum memory. Our device consists of a semiconductor spin qubit strongly coupled to a nanophotonic cavity. The spin qubit enables a single 63-picosecond gate photon to switch a signal field containing up to an average of 27.7 photons before the internal state of the device resets. Our results show that semiconductor nanophotonic devices can produce strong and controlled photon-photon interactions that could enable high-bandwidth photonic quantum information processing.

scholarly journals Anomalous Stranski-Krastanov growth of (111)-oriented quantum dots with tunable wetting layer thickness

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher F. Schuck ◽  
Simon K. Roy ◽  
Trent Garrett ◽  
Qing Yuan ◽  
Ying Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Dots ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Tensile Strain ◽  
Quantum Systems ◽  
Growth Mode ◽  
Wetting Layer ◽  
Precise Control ◽  
Growth Regime ◽  
Inp Substrates ◽  
Lattice Matched

AbstractDriven by tensile strain, GaAs quantum dots (QDs) self-assemble on In0.52Al0.48As(111)A surfaces lattice-matched to InP substrates. In this study, we show that the tensile-strained self-assembly process for these GaAs(111)A QDs unexpectedly deviates from the well-known Stranski-Krastanov (SK) growth mode. Traditionally, QDs formed via the SK growth mode form on top of a flat wetting layer (WL) whose thickness is fixed. The inability to tune WL thickness has inhibited researchers’ attempts to fully control QD-WL interactions in these hybrid 0D-2D quantum systems. In contrast, using microscopy, spectroscopy, and computational modeling, we demonstrate that for GaAs(111)A QDs, we can continually increase WL thickness with increasing GaAs deposition, even after the tensile-strained QDs (TSQDs) have begun to form. This anomalous SK behavior enables simultaneous tuning of both TSQD size and WL thickness. No such departure from the canonical SK growth regime has been reported previously. As such, we can now modify QD-WL interactions, with future benefits that include more precise control of TSQD band structure for infrared optoelectronics and quantum optics applications.

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