Dimer chains in waveguide quantum electrodynamics
Quantum Physics
2020-02-25 v1
Abstract
We examine the propagation of single photons in periodic and disordered dimer chains coupled to one-dimensional chiral and bidirectional waveguides. Each dimer is composed of two dipole-coupled atoms. In the disordered setting, we separately treat two types of position disorder, namely in dimer length and in dimer separation. The focus of this study is to understand in what ways the interplay between dipole-dipole interactions and directionality of photon emission can impact the transport of single photons. Cold atoms trapped near optical fibers can serve as an experimentally realizable platform for the models that we consider.
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@article{arxiv.1808.10048,
title = {Dimer chains in waveguide quantum electrodynamics},
author = {Imran M. Mirza and Jeremy G. Hoskins and John C. Schotland},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1808.10048},
year = {2020}
}