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Nonperturbative and non-Markovian F\"{o}rster-interaction in waveguiding systems

Quantum Physics 2018-04-06 v1

Abstract

An exact solution to the interaction between two emitters mediated by F\"{o}rster resonance energy transfer is presented. The system is comprised of a one-dimensional optical waveguide with two embedded two-level systems and is analyzed using a recently developed quantum-field theoretical approach. This exactly solvable model features several competing mechanisms that lead to a rich physical behavior such as, for instance, the possibility to change from an attractive to a repulsive interaction. Our nonperturbative analysis allows on very general grounds to describe the interaction as a truly non-Markovian phenomenon mediated by the atom-photon bound states of the system. These results are of direct relevance for energy or information transfer processes as well as for atom trapping more complex systems.

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@article{arxiv.1804.01703,
  title  = {Nonperturbative and non-Markovian F\"{o}rster-interaction in waveguiding systems},
  author = {T. Sproll and Ch. Martens and M. P. Schneider and F. Intravaia and K. Busch},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1804.01703},
  year   = {2018}
}

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5+2 pages, 4 figures