Optical manipulation from the microscale to the nanoscale: fundamentals, advances and prospects

D Gao, W Ding, M Nieto-Vesperinas, X Ding… - Light: Science & …, 2017‏ - nature.com
Since the invention of optical tweezers, optical manipulation has advanced significantly in
scientific areas such as atomic physics, optics and biological science. Especially in the past …

Colloquium: Cavity-enhanced quantum network nodes

A Reiserer - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2022‏ - APS
A future quantum network will consist of quantum processors that are connected by quantum
channels, just like conventional computers are wired up to form the Internet. In contrast to …

Superradiant and subradiant cavity scattering by atom arrays

Z Yan, J Ho, YH Lu, SJ Masson, A Asenjo-Garcia… - Physical Review Letters, 2023‏ - APS
We realize collective enhancement and suppression of light scattered by an array of tweezer-
trapped Rb 87 atoms positioned within a strongly coupled Fabry-Pérot optical cavity. We …

Quantum information transfer using photons

TE Northup, R Blatt - Nature photonics, 2014‏ - nature.com
Optical communication channels have redefined the scope and applications of classical
computing; similarly, photonic transfer of quantum information promises to open new …

Cavity-based quantum networks with single atoms and optical photons

A Reiserer, G Rempe - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2015‏ - APS
Distributed quantum networks will allow users to perform tasks and to interact in ways which
are not possible with present-day technology. Their implementation is a key challenge for …

A quantum gate between a flying optical photon and a single trapped atom

A Reiserer, N Kalb, G Rempe, S Ritter - Nature, 2014‏ - nature.com
The steady increase in control over individual quantum systems supports the promotion of a
quantum technology that could provide functionalities beyond those of any classical device …

Two-photon blockade in an atom-driven cavity QED system

C Hamsen, KN Tolazzi, T Wilk, G Rempe - Physical review letters, 2017‏ - APS
Photon blockade is a dynamical quantum-nonlinear effect in driven systems with an
anharmonic energy ladder. For a single atom strongly coupled to an optical cavity, we show …

A quantum-network register assembled with optical tweezers in an optical cavity

L Hartung, M Seubert, S Welte, E Distante, G Rempe - Science, 2024‏ - science.org
Quantum computation and quantum communication are expected to provide users with
capabilities inaccessible by classical physics. However, scalability to larger systems with …

A photon–photon quantum gate based on a single atom in an optical resonator

B Hacker, S Welte, G Rempe, S Ritter - Nature, 2016‏ - nature.com
That two photons pass each other undisturbed in free space is ideal for the faithful
transmission of information, but prohibits an interaction between the photons. Such an …

Electromagnetic chirality: from fundamentals to nontraditional chiroptical phenomena

J Mun, M Kim, Y Yang, T Badloe, J Ni, Y Chen… - Light: Science & …, 2020‏ - nature.com
Chirality arises universally across many different fields. Recent advancements in artificial
nanomaterials have demonstrated chiroptical responses that far exceed those found in …