RABI OSCILLATIONS AT THREE-PHOTON LASER EXCITATION OF A SINGLE RUBIDIUM RYDBERG ATOM IN AN OPTICAL DIPOLE TRAP

I. I Beterov; Бетеров И. И; E. A Yakshina; Якшина Е. А; G. Suliman; Сулиман Г.; P. I Betleni; Бетлени П. И; A. A Prilutskaya; Прилуцкая А. А; D. A Skvortsova; Скворцова Д. А; T. R Zagirov; Загиров Т. Р; D. B Tret'yakov; Третьяков Д. Б; V. M Entin; Энтин В. М; N. N Bezuglov; Безуглов Н. Н; I. I Ryabtsev; Рябцев И. И

doi:10.31857/S0044451024100109

RABI OSCILLATIONS AT THREE-PHOTON LASER EXCITATION OF A SINGLE RUBIDIUM RYDBERG ATOM IN AN OPTICAL DIPOLE TRAP

Authors: Beterov I.I¹^,2^,3^,4, Yakshina E.A¹^,2^,4, Suliman G.¹^,2, Betleni P.I¹^,2, Prilutskaya A.A¹^,2, Skvortsova D.A¹^,3, Zagirov T.R¹^,2, Tret'yakov D.B¹^,2, Entin V.M¹, Bezuglov N.N¹^,5, Ryabtsev I.I¹^,2
Affiliations:
1. Rzhanov Institute of Semiconductor Physics, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences
2. Novosibirsk State University
3. Novosibirsk State Technical University
4. Institute of Laser Physics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
5. Saint Petersburg State University
Issue: Vol 166, No 4 (2024)
Pages: 535-547
Section: Articles
URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0044-4510/article/view/268180
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31857/S0044451024100109
ID: 268180

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In an experiment on three-photon laser excitation 5S_1/2 → 5P_3/2 → 6S_1/2 → 37P_3/2 of a single ⁸⁷Rb, Rydberg atom in an optical dipole trap, we have observed for the first time three-photon Rabi oscillations between the ground and the Rydberg states. A single atom was detected optically by resonance fluorescence signal using a low-noise sCMOS video camera. The relative probability for the atom to remain in the trap after the action of three synchronized exciting laser pulses with durations varying from 100 ns to 2 µs was measured. A distinctive feature of the experiment was the use of intense laser radiation with a wavelength of 1367 nm at the second excitation step, providing a single-photon Rabi frequency up to 2 GHz to control the effective detunings of intermediate levels of the three- photon transition due to the dynamic Stark effect. Rabi oscillations with frequencies from 1 to 5 MHz were registered depending on the intensity of laser pulses of the first and second excitation steps with coherence time 0.7–0.8 µs. Ways to increase the coherence time and contrast of three-photon Rabi oscillations for applications in quantum information with Rydberg atoms are discussed.

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RABI OSCILLATIONS AT THREE-PHOTON LASER EXCITATION OF A SINGLE RUBIDIUM RYDBERG ATOM IN AN OPTICAL DIPOLE TRAP

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