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Design of a mode converter for efficient light-atom coupling in free space

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In this article, we describe how to develop a mode converter that transforms a plane electromagnetic wave into an inward-moving dipole wave. The latter one is intended to bring a single atom or ion from its ground state to an excited state by absorption of a single photon wave packet with near-100% efficiency.

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  1. Institute of Optics, Information and Photonics, Max Planck Research Group, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, 91058, Erlangen, Germany

    M. Sondermann, R. Maiwald, H. Konermann, N. Lindlein, U. Peschel & G. Leuchs

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Sondermann, M., Maiwald, R., Konermann, H. et al. Design of a mode converter for efficient light-atom coupling in free space. Appl. Phys. B 89, 489–492 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-007-2859-4

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