Controlled generation of single photons from a strongly coupled atom-cavity system

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Author	Kuhn, Axel Hennrich, Markus Bondo, Torsten Rempe, Gerhard
Copyright Year	1999
Abstract	Abstract.We propose a new method for the generation of single photons. Our scheme will lead to the emission of one photon into a single mode of the radiation field in response to a trigger event. This photon is emitted from an atom strongly coupled to a high-finesse optical cavity, and the trigger is a classical light pulse. The device combines cavity-QED with an adiabatic transfer technique. We simulate this process numerically and show that it is possible to control the temporal behaviour of the photon emission probability by the shape and the detuning of the trigger pulse. An extension of the scheme with a reloading mechanism will allow one to emit a bit-stream of photons at a given rate.
Starting Page	373
Ending Page	377
Page Count	5
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DOI	10.1007/s003400050822
Volume Number	69
Alternate Webpage(s)	http://copilot.caltech.edu/documents/318-kuhn_rempe_appl_phys_b_v69_1999_single_photon.pdf
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://doi.org/10.1007/s003400050822
Language	English
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