3 papers
physics.atom-ph2026
A single atom emitting resonance fluorescence into a coherent beam, and its use for non-destructive atom thermometry
Tomáš Lamich, TomᚠLamich, Laura Zarraoa +3
Using a far-off-resonance optical dipole trap, we place a single neutral Rb atom in a weak, atom-resonant coherent beam, while also strongly illuminating it from an orthogon…
quant-ph2026
Detection of photon-level signals embedded in sunlight with an atomic photodetector
Laura Zarraoa, Tomas Lamich, Sondos Elsehimy +2
The detection of few-photon signals in a broadband background is an extreme challenge for photon counting, requiring filtering that accepts a narrow range of optical frequencies wh…
quant-ph2024
Quantum jump photodetector for narrowband photon counting with a single atom
Laura Zarraoa, Romain Veyron, Tomas Lamich +2
Using a single neutral 87Rb atom held in an optical trap, and "quantum jump" detection of single-photon-initiated state changes, we demonstrate a single-photon quantum jump photode…