Phase Shift of a Weak Coherent Beam Induced by a Single Atom

Syed Abdullah Aljunid, Meng Khoon Tey, Brenda Chng, T. C. H. Liew, Gleb Maslennikov, Valerio Scarani, Christian Kurtsiefer

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Publication Date: 2009-10-07

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.103.153601

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Abstract

We report on a direct measurement of a phase shift on a weak coherent beam by a single 87Rb atom in a Mach-Zehnder interferometer. By strongly focusing the probe mode to the location of the atom, a maximum phase shift of about 1 degree is observed experimentally.

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