Quantum Jumps and Spin Dynamics of Interacting Atoms in a Strongly Coupled Atom-Cavity System
Mkrtych Khudaverdyan, Wolfgang Alt, Tobias Kampschulte, Sebastian Reick, Alexander Thobe, Artur Widera, Dieter Meschede · Physical Review Letters · 2009
We experimentally investigate the spin dynamics of one and two neutral atoms strongly coupled to a high finesse optical cavity. We observe quantum jumps between hyperfine ground states of a single atom. The interaction-induced normal-mode splitting of the atom-cavity system is measured via the atomic excitation. Moreover, we observe the mutual influence of two atoms simultaneously coupled to the cavity mode.