| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 158 pages) |
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Springer theses, 2190-5053 |
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Springer theses.
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Part 1. Rydberg Atom-Light Interactions -- Rydberg Atoms -- Rydberg Atom Interactions -- Atom-Light Interactions -- Cooperative Phenomena -- Introduction -- Part 2. Observations of Cooperativity -- Experiment Setup -- Results -- Part 3. Rydberg Atom Quantum Optics -- Photon Blockade -- Progress Towards a Single Blockade Sphere -- Part 4. Conclusions and Outlook -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
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 |
| Analysis |
Physics |
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Quantum theory |
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Quantum Optics |
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Nonlinear Dynamics |
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Quantum Physics |
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Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices |
| Notes |
Ph. D. Durham University |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Quantum optics.
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Rydberg states.
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SCIENCE -- Physics -- Optics & Light.
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Physique.
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Astronomie.
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Quantum optics
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Rydberg states
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| Genre/Form |
doctoral dissertations.
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masters theses.
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dissertations.
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theses.
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Academic theses
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Academic theses.
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Thèses et écrits académiques.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783642297120 |
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3642297129 |
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3642297110 |
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9783642297113 |
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