Rydberg excitations in Bose-Einstein condensates

Poster

Abstract

We present progress on the study of Rydberg-BEC interactions using Rydberg atoms excited in tweezer-trapped Bose-Einstein condensates of potassium. Electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) Rydberg spectroscopy in an inverted-ladder system serves as an experimental calibration and diagnostic tool. We measure BEC-Rydberg spectroscopy as well as the effects of Rydberg excitations on matter-wave interference between condensates. These studies build towards the goal of implementing Rydberg-mediated ensemble entanglement through an EIT-based global gate operation.

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Presenters

  • Madeleine Bow Jun Leibovitch

    • University of California, Santa Barbara

Authors

  • Madeleine Bow Jun Leibovitch

    • University of California, Santa Barbara

  • Jared Pagett

    • University of California, Santa Barbara

  • Jeremy Estes

    • University of California, Santa Barbara

  • Jing-Wei Yang

  • Jack Kingdon

    • University of California, Santa Barbara

  • Andrew Jayich

    • University of California, Santa Barbara

  • David Weld

    • University of California, Santa Barbara