Year: 2012
Type: article
Abstract: We show that atoms in an optical lattice can respond cooperatively to resonant incident light and that such a response can be employed for precise control and manipulation of light on a subwavelength scale. Specific collective excitation modes of the system that result from strong light-mediated dipole-dipole interactions can be addressed by tailoring the spatial phase profile of the incident light. We demonstrate how the collective response can be used to produce optical excitations at well-isolated sites on the lattice.
Source: Physical Review A
Authors: Stewart D. Jenkins, Janne Ruostekoski
Institution: University of Southampton
Language: English
Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
Awards: G105209604, G6941070576
OpenAlex ID: W2018236519