Modeling Anomalous Broadening of Driven, Dissipative Rydberg Systems

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Abstract

A crucial feature of many current theoretical proposals for driven, dissipative many-body Rydberg systems is the narrow linewidth of the Rydberg states. However, recently it has been observed that spontaneous transitions to nearby Rydberg states can result in observed linewidths orders of magnitude larger than the bare linewidth via dipole-dipole interactions. Here, we present our efforts at theoretically modeling the above experiment. We find good agreement with both the scaling behavior of the linewidth and the resonant pumping rate.

Authors

  • Jeremy Young

    • Joint Quantum Institute
    • Joint Quantum Institute, NIST/University of Maryland

  • Elizabeth Goldschmidt

    • Joint Quantum Institute, National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Maryland
    • US Army Research Laboratory
    • Joint Quantum Institute, NIST/University of Maryland
    • Army Research Lab

  • Thomas Boulier

    • Joint Quantum Institute, NIST/University of Maryland

  • Steve Rolston

    • Joint Quantum Institute, National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Maryland
    • Univ of Maryland-College Park
    • Joint Quantum Institute
    • Joint Quantum Institute, NIST/University of Maryland

  • Trey Porto

    • Joint Quantum Institute, National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Maryland
    • Univ of Maryland-College Park
    • National Institute of Standards and Technology
    • Joint Quantum Institute
    • Joint Quantum Institute, NIST/University of Maryland

  • Alexey Gorshkov

    • Univ of Maryland-College Park
    • Joint Quantum Institute, Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science, University of Maryland-College Park
    • Joint Quantum Institute and Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science, NIST/University of Maryland