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arXiv:0906.1719 · Physical Review A

Resonant interaction of a single atom with single photons from a down-conversion source

Carsten Schuck, Felix Rohde, Nicolás Piro, Marc Almendros, Jan Huwer, Morgan W. Mitchell, Markus Hennrich, Albrecht Haase, François Dubin, Jürgen Eschner

Published Jan 6, 2010• 21 citations
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Abstract

We observe the interaction of a single trapped calcium ion with single photons produced by a narrow-band, resonant down-conversion source [A. Haase et al., Opt. Lett. 34, 55 (2009)], employing a quantum jump scheme. Using the temperature dependence of the down-conversion spectrum and the tunability of the narrow source, absorption of the down-conversion photons is quantitatively characterized.

DOI
10.1103/physreva.81.011802

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