We describe a new experimental apparatus strongly coupling individual rubidium atoms to the light field of a high-finesse cavity. The main focus of this work lies on the observation of the dynamics of the system. Because of the strong coupling between the atom and the light field, we can track the atomic motion in real time. This enables us to reduce the motion by means of feedback resulting in a dramatic increase of the duration of stay of the atom in the cavity. In another experiment, we study the quantum dynamics of the internal degrees of freedom. For this purpose, we analyze the temporal distribution of the photon stream that is emitted from the system. We observe the coherent exchange of energy between the atom and the cavity, as well as between the atom-cavity system and the driving laser. Moreover, we show that the fluctuations of the emitted light are asymmetric in time.
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We describe a new experimental apparatus strongly coupling individual rubidium atoms to the light field of a high-finesse cavity. The main focus of this work lies on the observation of the dynamics of the system. Because of the strong coupling between the atom and the light field, we can track the atomic motion in real time. This enables us to reduce the motion by means of feedback resulting in a dramatic increase of the duration of stay of the atom in the cavity. In another experiment, we stud...
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