Engineering the Atom-Photon Interaction: Controlling Fundamental Processes with Photons, Atoms and Solids

✍ Scribed by Ana Predojević, Morgan W. Mitchell (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2015
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 410
• Series: Nano-Optics and Nanophotonics
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book provides a comprehensive view of the contemporary methods for quantum-light engineering. In particular, it addresses different technological branches and therefore allows the reader to quickly identify the best technology - application match. Non-classical light is a versatile tool, proven to be an intrinsic part of various quantum technologies. Its historical significance has made it the subject of many text books written both from theoretical and experimental point of view. This book takes another perspective by giving an insight to modern technologies used to generate and manipulate quantum light.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Cavity Induced Interfacing of Atoms and Light....Pages 3-38
A Highly Efficient Single Photon-Single Quantum Dot Interface....Pages 39-71
Front Matter....Pages 73-73
Photon-Atom Coupling with Parabolic Mirrors....Pages 75-98
Free Space Interference Experiments with Single Photons and Single Ions....Pages 99-124
Single Photon Absorption by a Single Atom: From Heralded Absorption to Polarization State Mapping....Pages 125-141
Front Matter....Pages 143-143
Narrowband Biphotons: Generation, Manipulation, and Applications....Pages 145-182
Generation, Characterization and Use of Atom-Resonant Indistinguishable Photon Pairs....Pages 183-213
Front Matter....Pages 215-215
On-Demand Release of a Heralded Quantum State from Concatenated Optical Cavities....Pages 217-240
Quantum Light Storage in Solid State Atomic Ensembles....Pages 241-273
Front Matter....Pages 275-275
Engineering of Quantum Dot Photon Sources via Electro-elastic Fields....Pages 277-302
Resonant Excitation and Photon Entanglement from Semiconductor Quantum Dots....Pages 303-324
Front Matter....Pages 325-325
Generation and Application of Frequency-Uncorrelated Photon Pairs....Pages 327-342
Single Semiconductor Quantum Dots in Microcavities: Bright Sources of Indistinguishable Photons....Pages 343-361
Front Matter....Pages 363-363
Towards Quantum Repeaters with Solid-State Qubits: Spin-Photon Entanglement Generation Using Self-assembled Quantum Dots....Pages 365-402
Back Matter....Pages 403-405

✦ Subjects

Quantum Optics; Laser Technology, Photonics; Nanoscale Science and Technology; Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering