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Observation of high-purity single photons hopping between optical cavities

Jun-ichi YoshikawaKenzo MakinoYosuke HashimotoAkira FurusawaPeter Van Loock

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PhysicsPhotonQuantum mechanicsCavity quantum electrodynamicsPhysics::OpticsWigner distribution functionQuantum informationCoupled mode theoryQuantum memory

description

We experimentally demonstrate high-purity single photons hopping coherently between coupled optical cavities. The system shows high performance also as a controllable single-photon source, which emits single photons with a negative Wigner function.

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