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Article number | 193601 |
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<mark>Journal publication date</mark> | 11/05/2010 |
<mark>Journal</mark> | Physical review letters |
Issue number | 19 |
Volume | 104 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Pages (from-to) | - |
Publication Status | Published |
<mark>Original language</mark> | English |
We present experimental observation of electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) on a single macroscopic artificial "atom'' (superconducting quantum system) coupled to open 1D space of a transmission line. Unlike in an optical media with many atoms, the single-atom EIT in 1D space is revealed in suppression of reflection of electromagnetic waves, rather than absorption. The observed almost 100% modulation of the reflection and transmission of propagating microwaves demonstrates full controllability of individual artificial atoms and a possibility to manipulate the atomic states. The system can be used as a switchable mirror of microwaves and opens a good perspective for its applications in photonic quantum information processing and other fields.