Superradiant parametric conversion of spin waves

TY - JOUR

T1 - Superradiant parametric conversion of spin waves

AU - Mazelanik, Mateusz

AU - Leszczynski, Adam

AU - Lipka, Michal

AU - Wasilewski, Wojciech

AU - Parniak, Michal

PY - 2019/11/22

Y1 - 2019/11/22

N2 - Atomic-ensemble spin waves carrying single-photon Fock states exhibit nonclassical many-body correlations in between atoms. The same correlations are inherently associated with single-photon superradiance, forming the basis of a plethora of quantum light-matter interfaces. We devise a scheme allowing the preparation of spatially structured superradiant states in the atomic two-photon cascade using spin-wave light storage. We thus show that long-lived atomic ground-state spin waves can be converted to photon pairs, opening the way towards nonlinear optics of spin waves via multi-wave-mixing processes.

AB - Atomic-ensemble spin waves carrying single-photon Fock states exhibit nonclassical many-body correlations in between atoms. The same correlations are inherently associated with single-photon superradiance, forming the basis of a plethora of quantum light-matter interfaces. We devise a scheme allowing the preparation of spatially structured superradiant states in the atomic two-photon cascade using spin-wave light storage. We thus show that long-lived atomic ground-state spin waves can be converted to photon pairs, opening the way towards nonlinear optics of spin waves via multi-wave-mixing processes.

U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevA.100.053850

DO - 10.1103/PhysRevA.100.053850

M3 - Journal article

SN - 2469-9926

VL - 100

JO - Physical Review A

JF - Physical Review A

IS - 5

M1 - 053850

ER -