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Researchers Demonstrate Single-Photon Modulation
A team from Stanford University has demonstrated the modulation or "shaping" of single photons in the laboratory.
Cloud of rubidium atoms in a magneto-optical trap (MOT).
Signal modulation is a familiar phenomenon. However, under certain conditions, single photons can also be modulated or “shaped” as well. A team from Stanford University has demonstrated the effect in the laboratory (Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 103601). Their technique could become a new tool to manipulate photons in quantum electrodynamics experiments and may also have applications in quantum memory and cryptography.
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