Coherent Quantum Optical Control with Subwavelength Resolution

Alexey V. Gorshkov, Liang Jiang, Markus Greiner, Peter Zoller, and Mikhail D. Lukin
Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 093005 – Published 7 March 2008

Abstract

We suggest a new method for quantum optical control with nanoscale resolution. Our method allows for coherent far-field manipulation of individual quantum systems with spatial selectivity that is not limited by the wavelength of radiation and can, in principle, approach a few nanometers. The selectivity is enabled by the nonlinear atomic response, under the conditions of electromagnetically induced transparency, to a control beam with intensity vanishing at a certain location. Practical performance of this technique and its potential applications to quantum information science with cold atoms, ions, and solid-state qubits are discussed.

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  • Received 11 December 2007

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.093005

©2008 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Alexey V. Gorshkov1, Liang Jiang1, Markus Greiner1, Peter Zoller2, and Mikhail D. Lukin1

  • 1Physics Department, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
  • 2Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria

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Vol. 100, Iss. 9 — 7 March 2008

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