Giant Photon Superbunching from Weak Nonlinearity
physics.opticscond-mat.mes-hallquant-ph2026-05v1license
Abstract
Photon superbunching, which occurs when the second-order correlation satisfies , is typically associated with strong optical nonlinearities or collective multi-photon emission processes. We predict that extreme superbunching can also arise in systems of weakly-nonlinear photonic cavities, via the creation of a squeezed vacuum through interference engineering by fine-tuning inter-cavity couplings and drive parameters. We present numerical calculations indicating that a system of four photonic resonators containing representative Kerr media can achieve with a emission rate. Unlike earlier superbunching schemes, this mechanism is highly compatible with integrated photonic platforms constructed using conventional optical media.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2605.29596,
title = {Giant Photon Superbunching from Weak Nonlinearity},
author = {You Wang and Xu Zheng and Timothy C. H. Liew and Y. D. Chong},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.29596},
year = {2026}
}
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