Physics – Atomic Physics
Scientific paper
2011-12-14
Physics
Atomic Physics
9 pages, 5 figures, to appear in EPJD Topical issue on High Dimensional Quantum Entanglement
Scientific paper
We study the interaction of a light beams carrying angular momentum with a single, trapped and well localized ion. We provide a detailed calculation of selection rules and excitation probabilities for quadrupole transitions. The results show the dependencies on the angular momentum and polarization of the laser beam as well as the direction of the quantization magnetic field. In order to observe optimally the specific effects, focusing the angular momentum beam close to the diffraction limit is required. We discuss a protocol for examining experimentally the effects on the S$_{1/2}$ to D$_{5/2}$ transition using a $^{40}$Ca$^+$ ion. Various applications and advantages are expected when using light carrying angular momentum: In quantum information processing, where qubit states of ion crystals are controlled, parasitic light shifts could be avoided as the ion is excited in the dark zone of the beam at zero electric field amplitude. Such interactions also open the door to high dimensional entanglement between light and matter. In spectroscopy one might access transitions which have escaped excitation so far due to vanishing transition dipole moments.
Schmidt-Kaler Ferdinand
Schmiegelow Christian Tomás
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