Many-body physics with individually controlled Rydberg atoms
Recent decades have witnessed great developments in the field of quantum simulation—
where synthetic systems are built and studied to gain insight into complicated, many-body …
where synthetic systems are built and studied to gain insight into complicated, many-body …
Quantum information with Rydberg atoms
Rydberg atoms with principal quantum number n⪢ 1 have exaggerated atomic properties
including dipole-dipole interactions that scale as n 4 and radiative lifetimes that scale as n 3 …
including dipole-dipole interactions that scale as n 4 and radiative lifetimes that scale as n 3 …
Quantum simulation and computing with Rydberg-interacting qubits
Arrays of optically trapped atoms excited to Rydberg states have recently emerged as a
competitive physical platform for quantum simulation and computing, where high-fidelity …
competitive physical platform for quantum simulation and computing, where high-fidelity …
Observation of spatially ordered structures in a two-dimensional Rydberg gas
The ability to control and tune interactions in ultracold atomic gases has paved the way for
the realization of new phases of matter. So far, experiments have achieved a high degree of …
the realization of new phases of matter. So far, experiments have achieved a high degree of …
An experimental and theoretical guide to strongly interacting Rydberg gases
We review experimental and theoretical tools to excite, study and understand strongly
interacting Rydberg gases. The focus lies on the excitation of dense ultracold atomic …
interacting Rydberg gases. The focus lies on the excitation of dense ultracold atomic …
Dipole blockade in a cold Rydberg atomic sample
We review here the studies performed about interactions in an assembly of cold Rydberg
atoms. We focus especially on the review of the dipole–dipole interactions and on the effect …
atoms. We focus especially on the review of the dipole–dipole interactions and on the effect …
Evidence for coherent collective Rydberg excitation in the strong blockade regime
R Heidemann, U Krohn, V Bendkowsky, B Butscher… - Physical Review Letters, 2007 - APS
We report on strong van der Waals blockade in two-photon Rydberg excitation of ultracold
magnetically trapped Rb 87 atoms. The excitation dynamics was investigated for a large …
magnetically trapped Rb 87 atoms. The excitation dynamics was investigated for a large …
Efficiently preparing Schr\" odinger's cat, fractons and non-Abelian topological order in quantum devices
Long-range entangled quantum states--like cat states and topological order--are key for
quantum metrology and information purposes, but they cannot be prepared by any scalable …
quantum metrology and information purposes, but they cannot be prepared by any scalable …
Dynamical crystallization in the dipole blockade of ultracold atoms
We describe a method for controlling many-body states in extended ensembles of Rydberg
atoms, forming crystalline structures during laser excitation of a frozen atomic gas …
atoms, forming crystalline structures during laser excitation of a frozen atomic gas …
Electromagnetically induced transparency with Rydberg atoms
We present a theory of electromagnetically induced transparency in a cold ensemble of
strongly interacting Rydberg atoms. Long-range interactions between the atoms constrain …
strongly interacting Rydberg atoms. Long-range interactions between the atoms constrain …