Observation of normal-mode splitting for an atom in an optical cavity
Feb 24, 1992Citations per year
Abstract: (APS)
An investigation of the spectral response of a small collection of two-state atoms strongly coupled to the field of a high-finesse optical resonator is described for mean number N¯≤10 atoms. For weak excitation, a coupling-induced normal-mode splitting is observed even for one intracavity atom, representing a direct spectroscopic measurement of the so-called vacuum Rabi splitting for the atom-cavity system.- 32.80.-t
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