Atomic motion and density fluctuations in cavity QED with atomic beams

L. Horvath*, H. J. Carmichael

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Abstract

Ab initio quantum trajectory simulations of a cavity QED system comprising an atomic beam traversing a coherently driven standing-wave cavity are carried out. The intensity correlation function in transmission is computed and compared with the experimental measurements of Rempe et al [Phys. Rev. Lett. 67, 1727 (1991)] and Foster et al. [Phys. Rev. A 61, 053821 (2000)]. It is shown that atomic beam density fluctuations induced by the motion of the atoms can account for the reported disagreement of the experimental results with theory (by an overall scale factor of 2 to 4). Moderate misalignments of the atomic beam produce large intracavity photon number fluctuations which significantly degrade the quantum correlations. One parameter fits to the experimental data are made in the weak-field limit with the adjustable parameter being the atomic beam tilt. Departures of the experimental conditions from the weak-field limit are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPhotonics: Design, Technology, and Packaging II
EditorsDerek Abbott, Yuri S. Kivshar, Halina H. Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Shanhui Fan
Place of PublicationBellingham, WA
PublisherSPIE
Pages1-15
Number of pages15
ISBN (Print)0819460699, 9780819460691
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2006
Externally publishedYes
EventPhotonics: Design, Technology, and Packaging II - Brisbane, Australia
Duration: 12 Dec 200514 Dec 2005

Publication series

NameProc. of SPIE
PublisherSPIE
Volume6038

Other

OtherPhotonics: Design, Technology, and Packaging II
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CityBrisbane
Period12/12/0514/12/05

Keywords

  • Cavity QED
  • Photon antibunching
  • Quantum fluctuations
  • Quantum trajectory theory

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