Tunable photon-photon correlations in waveguide QED systems with giant atoms

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Main Authors: Gu, Wenju, Chen, Lei, Yi, Zhen, Liu, Sujing, Li, Gao-xiang
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author Gu, Wenju
Chen, Lei
Yi, Zhen
Liu, Sujing
Li, Gao-xiang
author_facet Gu, Wenju
Chen, Lei
Yi, Zhen
Liu, Sujing
Li, Gao-xiang
contents We investigate the scattering processes of two photons in a one-dimensional waveguide coupled to two giant atoms. By adjusting the accumulated phase shifts between the coupling points, we are able to effectively manipulate the characteristics of these scattering photons. Utilizing the Lippmann-Schwinger formalism, we derive analytical expressions for the wave functions describing two-photon interaction in separate, braided, and nested configurations. Based on these wave functions, we also obtain analytical expressions for the incoherent power spectra and second-order correlation functions. In contrast to small atoms, the incoherent spectrum, which is defined by the correlation of the bound state, can exhibit more tunability due to the phase shifts. Additionally, the second-order correlation functions in the transmission and reflection fields could be tuned to exhibit either bunching or antibunching upon resonant driving. These unique features offered by the giant atoms in waveguide QED could benefit the generation of nonclassical itinerant photons in quantum networks.
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spellingShingle Tunable photon-photon correlations in waveguide QED systems with giant atoms
Gu, Wenju
Chen, Lei
Yi, Zhen
Liu, Sujing
Li, Gao-xiang
Quantum Physics
We investigate the scattering processes of two photons in a one-dimensional waveguide coupled to two giant atoms. By adjusting the accumulated phase shifts between the coupling points, we are able to effectively manipulate the characteristics of these scattering photons. Utilizing the Lippmann-Schwinger formalism, we derive analytical expressions for the wave functions describing two-photon interaction in separate, braided, and nested configurations. Based on these wave functions, we also obtain analytical expressions for the incoherent power spectra and second-order correlation functions. In contrast to small atoms, the incoherent spectrum, which is defined by the correlation of the bound state, can exhibit more tunability due to the phase shifts. Additionally, the second-order correlation functions in the transmission and reflection fields could be tuned to exhibit either bunching or antibunching upon resonant driving. These unique features offered by the giant atoms in waveguide QED could benefit the generation of nonclassical itinerant photons in quantum networks.
title Tunable photon-photon correlations in waveguide QED systems with giant atoms
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.03817