Continuous quantum light from a dark atom

The ability of optically dark states to protect against decoherence makes them useful for the generation of entangled photons. Here, a continuous stream of single photons is generated by a controllable quantum Zeno effect between entangled atom–photon states.

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Main Authors: Karl Nicolas Tolazzi, Bo Wang, Christopher Ianzano, Jonas Neumeier, Celso Jorge Villas-Boas, Gerhard Rempe
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/e134447567f34f2c9ec07bb9918a4206
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Summary:The ability of optically dark states to protect against decoherence makes them useful for the generation of entangled photons. Here, a continuous stream of single photons is generated by a controllable quantum Zeno effect between entangled atom–photon states.