Mirror-mediated ultralong-range atomic dipole–dipole interactions

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Abstract

In three dimensions, dipole–dipole interactions which alter atomic level shifts and spontaneous decay rates only persist over distances comparable to the wavelength of the emitted light. In this paper we show that it is possible to significantly extend the range of these interactions with the help of a partially transparent asymmetric mirror interface. Suppose two two-level atoms are placed on opposite sides of the interface, each at the position of the mirror image of the other. In this case, their emitted light interferes almost exactly as it would when the atoms are right next to each other. Hence their dipole–dipole interaction assumes an additional maximum, even when the actual distance of the atoms is several orders of magnitude larger than the transition wavelength. Although the resulting ultralong-range interactions are in general relatively weak, we expect them to find applications in quantum technology, like non-invasive quantum sensing.

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Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	Furtak-Wells, N. Dawson, B. Mann, T. Jose, G. Beige, A. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7230-4220
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information:	© The Author(s) 2024. his article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
Keywords:	Quantum optics; Quantum photonics; Quantum sensing; Master equations; Spontaneous photon emission
Dates:	Published: 5 July 2024 Published (online): 5 July 2024 Accepted: 17 June 2024
Institution:	The University of Leeds
Academic Units:	The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Physics and Astronomy (Leeds) > Theoretical Physics (Leeds)
Depositing User:	Symplectic Publications
Date Deposited:	05 Sep 2024 10:15
Last Modified:	22 Jan 2025 12:33
Status:	Published
Publisher:	Springer
Identification Number:	10.1007/s11082-024-07194-w
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID):	oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:216664

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