Title :
Single photon source for an ion trap quantum network
Author :
Almendros, M. ; Rohde, F. ; Schuck, C. ; Huwer, J. ; Piro, N. ; Hennrich, M. ; Dubin, F. ; Eschner, J.
Author_Institution :
ICFO - The Inst. of Photonic Sci., Castelldefels, Spain
Abstract :
Trapped between high numerical aperture laser objectives, a single calcium ion is converted into a high-efficiency source of single photons, with controlled coherence properties. Thereby, various schemes to establish entanglement between remote ions are probed.
Keywords :
calcium; laser cooling; particle traps; photons; quantum entanglement; quantum optics; Ca; controlled coherence; high numerical aperture laser; ion trap quantum network; single photon source; Apertures; Laser excitation; Optical control; Optical scattering; Particle beam optics; Particle scattering; Photonics; Quantum computing; Quantum entanglement; Raman scattering; (060.5565) Quantum communications; (270.5585) Quantum information and processing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
