The refractive index of a single atom experienced by a single photon

被引：1
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作者：
Rostovtsev, Yuri [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Emerick, Jacob [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Patnaik, Anil K. [3 ]
机构：
[1] Univ North Texas, Ctr Nonlinear Sci, Denton, TX 76203 USA
[2] Univ North Texas, Dept Phys, Denton, TX 76203 USA
[3] Air Force Inst Technol, 2950 Hobson Way, Wright Patterson AFB, OH 45433 USA
来源：
RESULTS IN OPTICS | 2023年 / 13卷
关键词：
Quantum optics; Single photon; Single atom; Propagation;
D O I：
10.1016/j.rio.2023.100568
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
The refractive index of a system is often viewed as the collective response of a medium to an electromagnetic field. Nevertheless, even if targeted at a single atom, the incoming light undergoes the dispersion. By studying the propagation of a single photon interacting with a two-level atom, we examine the dispersion behavior, calculate the phase and group velocity of the photon wave packet, and further analyze the dispersion experienced by the photon. These findings are critical for advancing long-distance quantum communications.
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