We describe a realistic scheme for coupling atoms or other quantum emitters with an array of coupled optical cavities. We consider open Fabry-Perot microcavities coupled to the emitters. Our central innovation is to connect the microcavities to waveguide resonators, which are in turn evanescently coupled to each other on a photonic chip to form a coupled cavity chain. In this paper, we describe the components, their technical limitations and the factors that need to be determined experimentally. This provides the basis for a detailed theoretical analysis of two possible experiments to realize quantum squeezing and controlled quantum dynamics. We close with an outline of more advanced applications.
@article{arxiv.1109.0886,
title = {Arrays of waveguide-coupled optical cavities that interact strongly with atoms},
author = {G. Lepert and M. Trupke and M. J. Hartmann and M. B. Plenio and E. A. Hinds},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1109.0886},
year = {2011}
}
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30 pages, 8 figures. Submitted to New Journal of Physics