Bright Single Photons for Light Matter Interaction

TL;DR

This paper presents a bright, tunable source of single photons with subnatural linewidth and high spectral brightness, enabling efficient light-matter interaction crucial for quantum technologies.

Contribution

The authors demonstrate a novel bright single-photon source with controllable waveforms and subnatural linewidth, advancing quantum photonic applications.

Findings

Achieved high spectral brightness of 3.67 x 10^5 s^-1 mW^-1 MHz^-1

Demonstrated controlled absorption of single photons in atomic vapor

Produced single photons suitable for quantum information processing

Abstract

Single photons of subnatural linewidth and high spectral brightness are necessary for efficient light-matter interaction at the single photon level, which lies at the heart of many quantum photonic technologies. Here we demonstrate a bright source of single photons with subnatural linewidth, controllable waveforms, and a high spectral brightness of $3.67 \times 10^5$ s$^{-1}$mW$^{-1}$MHz$^{-1}$. The interaction between the single photons and atoms is demonstrated by the controlled absorption of the single photons in an atomic vapor. Our work has potential applications in quantum information technologies.