Preparation of an Exponentially Rising Optical Pulse for Efficient Excitation of Single Atoms in Free Space
arXiv:1204.3143 · doi:10.1063/1.4739776
Abstract
We report on a simple method to prepare optical pulses with exponentially rising envelope on the time scale of a few ns. The scheme is based on the exponential transfer function of a fast transistor, which generates an exponentially rising envelope that is transferred first on a radio frequency carrier, and then on a coherent cw laser beam with an electro-optical phase modulator (EOM). The temporally shaped sideband is then extracted with an optical resonator and can be used to efficiently excite a single Rb-87 atom.
arXiv comment3 pages, 4 figures, small technical note
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