1108.0528 (M. Albert et al.)

Collective strong coupling between ion Coulomb crystals and an optical
cavity field: Theory and experiment    [PDF]

M. Albert, J. P. Marler, P. F. Herskind, A. Dantan, M. Drewsen

A detailed description and theoretical analysis of experiments achieving
coherent coupling between an ion Coulomb crystal and an optical cavity field
are presented. The various methods used to measure the coherent coupling rate
between large ion Coulomb crystals in a linear quadrupole radiofrequency ion
trap and a single field mode of a moderately high-finesse cavity are described
in detail. Theoretical models based on a semiclassical approach are applied in
assessment of the experimental results of [P. F. Herskind et al., Nature Phys.
5, 494 (2009)] and of complementary new measurements. Generally, a very good
agreement between theory and experiments is obtained.

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