Title :
High-rate single photons in a pure quantum state for quantum communication
Author :
Kurz, Christoph ; Huwer, Jan ; Schug, Michael ; Muller, Philipp ; Eschner, Jurgen
Author_Institution :
Experimentalphys., Univ. des Saarlandes, Saarbrucken, Germany
Abstract :
We generate high-rate single photons in a single quantum state by spontaneous Raman scattering in a trapped ion. Photon frequency, polarization and temporal shape are laser-controlled. The photons create quantum jumps in another, distant ion.
Keywords :
laser beam effects; particle traps; quantum communication; quantum optics; radiation pressure; stimulated Raman scattering; distant ion; high-rate single photons; laser-control; photon frequency; polarization; pure quantum state; quantum communication; quantum jumps; single quantum state; spontaneous Raman scattering; temporal shape; trapped ion; Absorption; Abstracts; Ions; Photonics; Polarization; Raman scattering; Shape;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/IQEC), 2013 Conference on and International Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0593-5
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2013.6801730
