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Spontaneous emission rates and energy shifts of a Rydberg rubidium atom close to an optical nanofiber

Maxence LepersS. Nic ChormaicEtienne BrionE. StourmJ. RobertKlaus Mølmer

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PhysicsQuantum networkPhysics::OpticsQuantum PhysicsQuantum memorysymbols.namesakeNanofiberPhysics::Atomic and Molecular ClustersRydberg formulasymbolsSpontaneous emissionPhysics::Atomic PhysicsRubidium atomAtomic physicsEnergy (signal processing)

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The influence of an optical nanofiber on the spontaneous emission rates and Lamb shifts of a Rydberg rubidium atom in its close vicinity is investigated, in view of the implementation of a Rydberg-blockade-based quantum network.

https://doi.org/10.1364/quantum.2020.qth6b.4