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Europhysics Letters (EPL)

$\cal{PT}$ -symmetry in Rydberg atoms

Ziauddin Ziauddin, You-Lin Chuang, Ray‐Kuang Lee

Published Jul 1, 2016• 13 citations
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Abstract

We propose a scheme to realize parity-time ( PT )-symmetry in an ensemble of strongly interacting Rydberg atoms, which act as superatoms due to the dipole blockade mechanism. We show that Rydberg-dressed 87 Rb atoms in a four-level inverted Y -type configuration is highly efficient to generate the refractive index for a probe field, with a symmetric (antisymmetric) profile spatially in the corresponding real (imaginary) part. Comparing with earlier investigations, the present scheme provides a versatile platform to control the system from PT -symmetry to non- PT -symmetry via different external parameters, i.e. , coupling field detuning, probe field intensity and control field intensity.

DOI
10.1209/0295-5075/115/14005

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