Furtak-Wells, N., Dawson, B., Mann, T. et al. (2 more authors) (2023) Mirror-mediated ultralong-range atomic dipole-dipole interactions. [Preprint - arXiv]
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: | Preprint |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | This is an open access preprint under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
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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: | 22 Jan 2025 14:00 |
Last Modified: | 22 Jan 2025 14:00 |
Identification Number: | 10.48550/arxiv.2305.18826 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:222096 |