Kurdak, D.
, Banner, P.
, Li, Y.
, Muleady, S.
, Gorshkov, A.
, Roston, S.
and Porto, J.
(2025),
Enhancement of Rydberg Blockade via Microwave Dressing, Physical Review Letters, [online], https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.123404, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=958951
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Enhancement of Rydberg Blockade via Microwave Dressing
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Deniz Kurdak, Patrick Banner, Yaxin Li, Sean Muleady, , S. L. Roston,
Abstract
Experimental control over the strength and angular dependence of interactions between atoms is a keycapability for advancing quantum technologies. Here, we use microwave dressing to manipulate andenhance Rydberg-Rydberg interactions in an atomic ensemble. By varying the cloud length relative to theblockade radius and measuring the statistics of the light retrieved from the ensemble, we demonstrate aclear enhancement of the interaction strength due to microwave dressing. These results are successfullycaptured by a theoretical model that accounts for the excitation dynamics, atomic density distribution, andphase-matched retrieval efficiency. Our approach offers a versatile platform for further engineeringinteractions by exploiting additional features of the microwave fields, such as polarization and detuning,opening pathways for new quantum control strategies.Citation
Physical Review Letters
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134
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Rydberg Blockade
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