Normal-mode spectroscopy of a single bound atom-cavity system
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The energy-level structure of a single atom strongly coupled to the mode of a high-finesse optical cavity is investigated. The atom is stored in an intracavity dipole trap and cavity cooling is used to compensate for inevitable heating. Two well-resolved normal modes are observed both in the cavity transmission and the trap lifetime. The experiment is in good agreement with a Monte Carlo simulation, demonstrating our ability to localize the atom to within $λ/10$ at a cavity antinode.
4 pages, 4 figures
4 pages, 4 figures