Optical waveguiding by atomic entanglement in multilevel atom arrays
Abstract
The optical properties of subwavelength arrays of atoms or other quantum emitters have attracted significant interest recently. For example, the strong constructive or destructive interference of emitted light enables arrays to function as nearly perfect mirrors, support topological edge states, and allow for exponentially better quantum memories. In these proposals, the assumed atomic structure was simple, consisting of a unique electronic ground state. Within linear optics, the system is then equivalent to a periodic array of classical dielectric particles, whose periodicity supports the emergence of guided modes. However, it has not been known whether such phenomena persist in the presence of hyperfine structure, as exhibited by most quantum emitters. Here, we show that waveguiding can arise from rich atomic entanglement as a quantum many-body effect and elucidate the necessary conditions. Our work represents a significant step forward in understanding collective effects in arrays of atoms with realistic electronic structure.
- Authors:
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- Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States)
- California Inst. of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States)
- Barcelona Inst. of Science and Technology (BIST), Barcelona (Spain); Inst. Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), 08015 Barcelona (Spain)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States); Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Programmable Quantum Materials (Pro-QM)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation of Spain (MINECO); Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities; State Research Agency; European Regional Development Fund (ERDF); Centres de Recerca de Catalunya (CERCA) Programme/Generalitat de Catalunya; European Research Council (ERC); Agència de Gestió d’Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca; US Department of the Navy, Office of Naval Research (ONR); US Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1625047
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0019443; 2017 SGR 1334; N00014-16-1-2399; N00014-15-1-2761; FA9550-16-1-0323
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 116; Journal Issue: 51; Journal ID: ISSN 0027-8424
- Publisher:
- National Academy of Sciences
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; science & technology - other topics; quantum optics; atomic physics; collective phenomena
Citation Formats
Asenjo-Garcia, Ana, Kimble, H. J., and Chang, Darrick E. Optical waveguiding by atomic entanglement in multilevel atom arrays. United States: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.1073/pnas.1911467116.
Asenjo-Garcia, Ana, Kimble, H. J., & Chang, Darrick E. Optical waveguiding by atomic entanglement in multilevel atom arrays. United States. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1911467116
Asenjo-Garcia, Ana, Kimble, H. J., and Chang, Darrick E. Tue .
"Optical waveguiding by atomic entanglement in multilevel atom arrays". United States. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1911467116. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1625047.
@article{osti_1625047,
title = {Optical waveguiding by atomic entanglement in multilevel atom arrays},
author = {Asenjo-Garcia, Ana and Kimble, H. J. and Chang, Darrick E.},
abstractNote = {The optical properties of subwavelength arrays of atoms or other quantum emitters have attracted significant interest recently. For example, the strong constructive or destructive interference of emitted light enables arrays to function as nearly perfect mirrors, support topological edge states, and allow for exponentially better quantum memories. In these proposals, the assumed atomic structure was simple, consisting of a unique electronic ground state. Within linear optics, the system is then equivalent to a periodic array of classical dielectric particles, whose periodicity supports the emergence of guided modes. However, it has not been known whether such phenomena persist in the presence of hyperfine structure, as exhibited by most quantum emitters. Here, we show that waveguiding can arise from rich atomic entanglement as a quantum many-body effect and elucidate the necessary conditions. Our work represents a significant step forward in understanding collective effects in arrays of atoms with realistic electronic structure.},
doi = {10.1073/pnas.1911467116},
journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America},
number = 51,
volume = 116,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Nov 26 00:00:00 EST 2019},
month = {Tue Nov 26 00:00:00 EST 2019}
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