Quantum Logic with Cavity Photons From Single Atoms

Annemarie Holleczek, Oliver Barter, Allison Rubenok, Jerome Dilley, Peter B. R. Nisbet-Jones, Gunnar Langfahl-Klabes, Graham D. Marshall, Chris Sparrow, Jeremy L. O’Brien, Konstantinos Poulios, Axel Kuhn, and Jonathan C. F. Matthews

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Physical Review Letters
Abstract

We demonstrate quantum logic using narrow linewidth photons that are produced with an a priori non-probabilistic scheme from a single 87Rb atom strongly coupled to a high-finesse cavity. We use a controlled-not gate integrated into a photonic chip to entangle these photons, and we observe nonclassical correlations between photon detection events separated by periods exceeding the travel time across the chip by 3 orders of magnitude. This enables quantum technology that will use the properties of both narrow-band single photon sources and integrated quantum photonics.

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