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dc.contributor.authorStreed, EW
dc.contributor.authorJechow, A
dc.contributor.authorNorton, BG
dc.contributor.authorKielpinski, D
dc.contributor.editorHasan, ZU
dc.contributor.editorHemmer, PR
dc.contributor.editorLee, H
dc.contributor.editorSantori, CM
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T15:05:47Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T15:05:47Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.date.modified2013-09-25T22:54:16Z
dc.identifier.issn0277-786X
dc.identifier.doi10.1117/12.926837
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/53417
dc.description.abstractAbsorption of light is a fundamental process in imaging. The optical properties of atoms are thoroughly understood, so a single atom is an ideal system for testing the quantum limits of absorption imaging. Here we report the first absorption imaging of a single isolated atom, the smallest and simplest system reported to date. Contrasts of up to 3.1(3)% were observed in images of a laser cooled 174Yb+ ion confined in vacuum by a radio-frequency Paul trap. This work establishes a new sensitivity bound for absorption imaging with a 7800x improvement over the contrast previously observed in imaging a single molecule.
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherSPIE
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofconferencenameConference on Advances in Photonics of Quantum Computing, Memory, and Communication V
dc.relation.ispartofconferencetitleADVANCES IN PHOTONICS OF QUANTUM COMPUTING, MEMORY, AND COMMUNICATION V
dc.relation.ispartofdatefrom2012-01-23
dc.relation.ispartofdateto2012-01-26
dc.relation.ispartoflocationSan Francisco, CA
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom6 pages
dc.relation.ispartofpageto6 pages
dc.relation.ispartofvolume8272
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchQuantum optics and quantum optomechanics
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode510804
dc.titleSingle-atom absorption imaging
dc.typeConference output
dc.type.descriptionE2 - Conferences (Non Refereed)
dc.type.codeE - Conference Publications
gro.date.issued2012
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorStreed, Erik


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