Photo-detection using Bose-condensed atoms in a micro trap

Details Photo-detection using Bose-condensed atoms in a micro trap Photo-detection using Bose-condensed atoms in a micro trap

2008-05-24

arxiv.org/abs/0805.3801v2

Physics

Quantum Physics

11 pages, 5 figures; revised version

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevA.78.043822

A model of photo-detection using a Bose--Einstein condensate in an atom-chip based micro trap is analyzed. Atoms absorb photons from the incident light field, receive part of the photon momentum and leave the trap potential. Upon counting of escaped atoms within predetermined time intervals, the photon statistics of the incident light is mapped onto the atom-count statistics. Whereas traditional photo-detection theory treats the emission centers of photo electrons as distinguishable, here the centers of escaping atoms are condensed and thus indistinguishable atoms. From this an enhancement of the photon-number resolution as compared to the commonly known counting formula is derived.

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