Spatially resolved photon statistics of general nanophotonic systems

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Autori principali: Lednev, Maksim, de la Pradilla, Diego Fernández, Lindel, Frieder, Moreno, Esteban, García-Vidal, Francisco J., Feist, Johannes
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author Lednev, Maksim
de la Pradilla, Diego Fernández
Lindel, Frieder
Moreno, Esteban
García-Vidal, Francisco J.
Feist, Johannes
author_facet Lednev, Maksim
de la Pradilla, Diego Fernández
Lindel, Frieder
Moreno, Esteban
García-Vidal, Francisco J.
Feist, Johannes
contents While experimental measurements of photon correlations have become routine in laboratories, theoretical access to these quantities for the light generated in complex nanophotonic devices remains a major challenge. Current methods are limited to specific simplified cases and lack generality. Here we present a novel method that provides access to photon statistics resolved in space and frequency in arbitrary electromagnetic environments. Within the macroscopic QED framework, we develop a practical tool to compute electric field correlations for complex quantum systems by including lossy two-level systems that act as field detectors within the system. To make the implementation feasible, we use a recently developed multi-emitter few-mode quantization method to correctly account for fully retarded light propagation to the detectors. We demonstrate the effectiveness and robustness of the proposed technique by studying the photon correlations of one and two emitters in close proximity to a plasmonic nanoparticle. The simulations show that even in these relatively simple configurations, the light statistics exhibit a strong angular dependence. These results highlight the importance of going beyond conventional quantum-optical approaches to fully capture the analyzed physical effects and enable the study of the quantum light generation in realistic nanophotonic devices.
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spellingShingle Spatially resolved photon statistics of general nanophotonic systems
Lednev, Maksim
de la Pradilla, Diego Fernández
Lindel, Frieder
Moreno, Esteban
García-Vidal, Francisco J.
Feist, Johannes
Quantum Physics
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Optics
While experimental measurements of photon correlations have become routine in laboratories, theoretical access to these quantities for the light generated in complex nanophotonic devices remains a major challenge. Current methods are limited to specific simplified cases and lack generality. Here we present a novel method that provides access to photon statistics resolved in space and frequency in arbitrary electromagnetic environments. Within the macroscopic QED framework, we develop a practical tool to compute electric field correlations for complex quantum systems by including lossy two-level systems that act as field detectors within the system. To make the implementation feasible, we use a recently developed multi-emitter few-mode quantization method to correctly account for fully retarded light propagation to the detectors. We demonstrate the effectiveness and robustness of the proposed technique by studying the photon correlations of one and two emitters in close proximity to a plasmonic nanoparticle. The simulations show that even in these relatively simple configurations, the light statistics exhibit a strong angular dependence. These results highlight the importance of going beyond conventional quantum-optical approaches to fully capture the analyzed physical effects and enable the study of the quantum light generation in realistic nanophotonic devices.
title Spatially resolved photon statistics of general nanophotonic systems
topic Quantum Physics
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Optics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.19777