Single-photon single-ion interaction in free space configuration in front of a parabolic mirror
arXiv:0905.4014 · doi:10.1142/S1230161212500230
Abstract
The efficient interaction between single photons and single matter objects in free space is of key importance for quantum technologies. An experimental setup for testing this possibility involves single two-level ion trapped at the focus of a parabolic metallic mirror. We study the conditions for the setup, under which the assumption about the free-space mode structure of the radiation field in the vicinity of the atom is justified. In our analysis we apply vectorial properties of light by including polarization degree of freedom. We look for possible changes in the spontaneous emission rate of the atom resulting from the presence of the parabolic boundary conditions.
10 pages, 2 figures; Open Syst. Inf. Dyn. 19 (2012)
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