Title :
Observation of entanglement between a single trapped atom and a single photon
Author :
Moehring, David L. ; Blinov, Boris B. ; Madsen, Martin J. ; Duan, Luming ; Monroe, Christopher
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI
Abstract :
We report the first observation of entanglement between a stationary quantum memory and a ´flying´ quantum bit. Coincident quantum state measurements between a single trapped atomic ion and its emitted photon directly verify the entanglement
Keywords :
atom-photon collisions; quantum computing; quantum entanglement; radiation pressure; coincident quantum state measurements; entanglement; flying quantum bit; single photon; single trapped atom; stationary quantum memory;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2004. (IQEC). International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-778-4
