Stark-tuned Förster resonance and dipole blockade for two to five cold Rydberg atoms: Monte Carlo simulations for various spatial configurations

Abstract

Results of numerical Monte Carlo simulations for the Stark-tuned Förster resonance and dipole blockade between two to five cold rubidium Rydberg atoms in various spatial configurations are presented. The effects of the atoms' spatial uncertainties on the resonance amplitude and spectra are investigated. The feasibility of observing coherent Rabi-like population oscillations at a Förster resonance between two cold Rydberg atoms is analyzed. Spectra and the fidelity of the Rydberg dipole blockade are calculated for various experimental conditions, including nonzero detuning from the Förster resonance and finite laser linewidth. The results are discussed in the context of quantum-information processing with Rydberg atoms.

11 pages, 7 figures

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