Hybrid interfaces at the single quantum level in fluorescent molecules
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| author | De Bernardis, Daniele Levy-Falk, Hugo Fanella, Elena Duquennoy, Rocco Digiorgio, Valerio Scalari, Giacomo Colautti, Maja Toninelli, Costanza |
| author_facet | De Bernardis, Daniele Levy-Falk, Hugo Fanella, Elena Duquennoy, Rocco Digiorgio, Valerio Scalari, Giacomo Colautti, Maja Toninelli, Costanza |
| contents | We theoretically investigate a single fluorescent molecule as a hybrid quantum optical device, in which multiple external laser sources exert control of the vibronic states. In the high-saturation regime, a coherent interaction is established between the vibrational and electronic degrees of freedom, and molecules can simulate several cavity QED models, whereby a specific vibrational mode plays the role of the cavity mode. Focusing on the specific example where the system is turned into an analogue simulator of the quantum Rabi model, the steady state exhibits vibrational bi-modality resulting in a statistical mixture of highly non-classical vibronic cat states. Applying our paradigm to molecules with prominent spatial asymmetry and combining an optical excitation with a THz(IR) driving, the system can be turned into a single photon transducer. Two possible implementations are discussed based on the coupling to a subwavelength THz patch antenna or a resonant metamaterial. In a nutshell, this work assesses the role of molecules as an optomechanical quantum toolbox for creating hybrid entangled states of electrons, photons, and vibrations, hence enabling frequency conversion over very different energy scales. |
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| spellingShingle | Hybrid interfaces at the single quantum level in fluorescent molecules De Bernardis, Daniele Levy-Falk, Hugo Fanella, Elena Duquennoy, Rocco Digiorgio, Valerio Scalari, Giacomo Colautti, Maja Toninelli, Costanza Quantum Physics Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics We theoretically investigate a single fluorescent molecule as a hybrid quantum optical device, in which multiple external laser sources exert control of the vibronic states. In the high-saturation regime, a coherent interaction is established between the vibrational and electronic degrees of freedom, and molecules can simulate several cavity QED models, whereby a specific vibrational mode plays the role of the cavity mode. Focusing on the specific example where the system is turned into an analogue simulator of the quantum Rabi model, the steady state exhibits vibrational bi-modality resulting in a statistical mixture of highly non-classical vibronic cat states. Applying our paradigm to molecules with prominent spatial asymmetry and combining an optical excitation with a THz(IR) driving, the system can be turned into a single photon transducer. Two possible implementations are discussed based on the coupling to a subwavelength THz patch antenna or a resonant metamaterial. In a nutshell, this work assesses the role of molecules as an optomechanical quantum toolbox for creating hybrid entangled states of electrons, photons, and vibrations, hence enabling frequency conversion over very different energy scales. |
| title | Hybrid interfaces at the single quantum level in fluorescent molecules |
| topic | Quantum Physics Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.20872 |