Experimental realization of strong coupling between a cold atomic ensemble and an optical fiber microcavity

Li Li; Yu-Hao Pan; Yi-Jia Liu; Xiao-Long Zhou; Dong-Yu Huang; Ze-Min Shen; Jian Wang; Chuan-Feng Li; Guang-Can Guo

doi:10.3788/COL202321.092702

Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 21, Issue 9, 092702(2023)

Experimental realization of strong coupling between a cold atomic ensemble and an optical fiber microcavity

Li Li^1,2, Yu-Hao Pan^1,2, Yi-Jia Liu^1,2, Xiao-Long Zhou^1,2, Dong-Yu Huang^1,2, Ze-Min Shen^1,2, Jian Wang^1,2、*, Chuan-Feng Li^1,2,3, and Guang-Can Guo^1,2,3

Author Affiliations

¹CAS Key Laboratory of Quantum Information, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China

²CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China

³Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230088, China

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Category: Quantum Optics and Quantum Information

Received: Apr. 6, 2023

Accepted: Jun. 2, 2023

Posted: Jun. 2, 2023

Published Online: Aug. 28, 2023

The Author Email: Jian Wang (jwang28@ustc.edu.cn)

DOI:10.3788/COL202321.092702

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