%0 Journal Article %1 Honer2011Artificial %A Honer, Jens %A Löw, R. %A Weimer, Hendrik %A Pfau, Tilman %A Büchler, Hans P. %D 2011 %I American Physical Society %J Physical Review Letters %K blockade, single-photon %N 9 %P 093601+ %R 10.1103/physrevlett.107.093601 %T Artificial Atoms Can Do More Than Atoms: Deterministic Single Photon Subtraction from Arbitrary Light Fields %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.107.093601 %V 107 %X We study the interplay of photons interacting with an artificial atom in the presence of a controlled dephasing. Such artificial atoms consisting of several independent scatterers can exhibit remarkable properties superior to single atoms with a prominent example being a superatom based on Rydberg blockade. We demonstrate that the induced dephasing allows for the controlled absorption of a single photon from an arbitrary incoming probe field. This unique tool in photon-matter interaction opens a way for building novel quantum devices, and several potential applications such as a single photon transistor, high fidelity n-photon counters, or the creation of nonclassical states of light by photon subtraction are presented.

@article{Honer2011Artificial, abstract = {{We study the interplay of photons interacting with an artificial atom in the presence of a controlled dephasing. Such artificial atoms consisting of several independent scatterers can exhibit remarkable properties superior to single atoms with a prominent example being a superatom based on Rydberg blockade. We demonstrate that the induced dephasing allows for the controlled absorption of a single photon from an arbitrary incoming probe field. This unique tool in photon-matter interaction opens a way for building novel quantum devices, and several potential applications such as a single photon transistor, high fidelity n-photon counters, or the creation of nonclassical states of light by photon subtraction are presented.}}, added-at = {2019-02-26T15:22:34.000+0100}, author = {Honer, Jens and L\"{o}w, R. and Weimer, Hendrik and Pfau, Tilman and B\"{u}chler, Hans P.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2122dd56db060c8f59f9877a196a6ba5e/rspreeuw}, citeulike-article-id = {9730609}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.107.093601}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v107/i9/e093601}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://link.aps.org/pdf/PRL/v107/i9/e093601}, doi = {10.1103/physrevlett.107.093601}, interhash = {269f89c8c1e8553b37eba8fbe1d6f1db}, intrahash = {122dd56db060c8f59f9877a196a6ba5e}, issn = {0031-9007}, journal = {Physical Review Letters}, keywords = {blockade, single-photon}, month = aug, number = 9, pages = {093601+}, posted-at = {2011-08-31 14:55:29}, priority = {2}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, timestamp = {2019-02-26T15:22:34.000+0100}, title = {{Artificial Atoms Can Do More Than Atoms: Deterministic Single Photon Subtraction from Arbitrary Light Fields}}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.107.093601}, volume = 107, year = 2011 }