Few-photon transport in low-dimensional systems: Interaction-induced radiation trapping
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
2010-01-20 v1
Abstract
We present a detailed analysis of the dynamics of photon transport in waveguiding systems in the presence of a two-level system. In these systems, quantum interference effects generate a strong effective optical nonlinearity on the few-photon level. We clarify the relevant physical mechanisms through an appropriate quantum many-body approach. Based on this, we demonstrate that a single-particle photon-atom bound state with an energy outside the band can be excited via multi-particle scattering processes. We further show that these trapping effects are robust and, therefore, will be useful for the control of photon entanglement in solid-state based quantum optical systems.
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@article{arxiv.1001.3299,
title = {Few-photon transport in low-dimensional systems: Interaction-induced radiation trapping},
author = {Paolo Longo and Peter Schmitteckert and Kurt Busch},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1001.3299},
year = {2010}
}