Observation and measurement of "giant" dispersive optical non-linearities in an ensemble of cold Rydberg atoms

Abstract

We observe and measure dispersive optical non-linearities in an ensemble of cold Rydberg atoms placed inside an optical cavity. The experimental results are in agreement with a simple model where the optical non-linearities are due to the progressive appearance of a Rydberg blockaded volume within the medium. The measurements allow a direct estimation of the "blockaded fraction" of atoms within the atomic ensemble.

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• Cooperative atom-light interaction in a blockaded Rydberg ensemble
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