Tunable single-photon quantum router

We propose an efficient single-photon router comprising two resonator waveguide channels coupled by several sequential cavities with embedded three-level atoms. We show that the system can operate as a perfect four-way single-photon switch. We also demonstrate that an incident single photon propagat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Ahumada, M., Orellana, P. A., Domínguez-Adame Acosta, Francisco, Malyshev, Andrey
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/13310
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/13310
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:538.9
Atoms
Optics
Physics
Atomic
Molecular
Chemical
Física del estado sólido
Física matemática
2211 Física del Estado Sólido
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Sumario:We propose an efficient single-photon router comprising two resonator waveguide channels coupled by several sequential cavities with embedded three-level atoms. We show that the system can operate as a perfect four-way single-photon switch. We also demonstrate that an incident single photon propagating in one of the waveguides can be routed into one or the other output channels; such routing can be controlled by the external classical electromagnetic field driving the atoms. We argue that, under appropriate conditions, the efficiency of such routing can be close to 100% within a broad operational bandwidth, suggesting various applications in photonics.