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Harnessing nonlinearities strong enough to allow two single photons to interact with one another is not only a fascinating challenge but is central to numerous advanced applications in quantum information science. Currently, all known…

We study the interplay between intrinsic spin-orbit coupling and nonlinear photon-photon interactions in a nonparaxial, elliptically polarized fluid of light propagating in a bulk Kerr medium. We find that in situations where the nonlinear…

Optics · Physics 2023-07-10 Giovanni I. Martone , Nicolas Cherroret

Achieving nonreciprocal light propagation in photonic circuits is essential to control signal crosstalk and optical back-scatter. However, realizing high-fidelity nonreciprocity in low-loss integrated photonic systems remains challenging.…

Applied Physics · Physics 2018-10-04 Eric A. Kittlaus , Nils T. Otterstrom , Prashanta Kharel , Shai Gertler , Peter T. Rakich

The Kerr nonlinearity can be a key enabler for many digital photonic circuits as it allows access to bistable states needed for all-optical memories and switches. A common technique is to use the Kerr shift to control the resonance…

Optics · Physics 2021-02-03 Leonardo Del Bino , Niall Moroney , Pascal Del'Haye

We calculate the normalized second-order correlation function for a system of two tunnel-coupled photonic resonators, each one exhibiting a single-photon nonlinearity of the Kerr type. We employ a full quantum formulation: the master…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2010-09-24 S. Ferretti , L. C. Andreani , H. E. Tureci , D. Gerace

The photon blockade (PB) effect in emitter-cavity systems depends on the anharmonicity of the ladder of dressed energy eigenstates. The recent developments in color center photonics are leading toward experimental demonstrations of…

We study photon, phonon statistics and the cross-correlation between photons and phonons in a quadratically coupled optomechanical system. Photon blockade, phonon blockade and strongly anticorrelated photons and phonons can be observed in…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-07-16 Xun-Wei Xu , Hai-Quan Shi , Ai-Xi Chen , Yu-xi Liu

A transverse radiative heat flux induced by the gradient of spin angular momentum of photons in non-reciprocal systems is predicted. This thermal analog of the inverse spin Hall effect is analyzed in magneto-optical networks exhibiting C4…

Optics · Physics 2025-04-01 Philippe Ben-Abdallah

We demonstrate unconventional photon blockade in a symmetric Kerr dimer driven with equal-amplitude fields at a $90^\circ$ phase difference. The minimum inter-cavity coupling is $J_{\min} = \gamma/4$ at a Kerr nonlinearity $U \ll \gamma$…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-17 Hamid Ohadi

We present a new approach for deriving exact, closed-form solutions for the steady state of a wide class of driven-dissipative nonlinear resonators that is distinct from more common positive-$P$ function methods. Our method generalizes the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-05-05 David Roberts , Aashish Clerk

We show that in laser-driven coupled optomechanical systems, photon antibunching can occur under weak optomechanical coupling, contrarily to common expectation. This unconventional photon blockade originates from destructive quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-03-12 Vincenzo Savona

We demonstrate the existence of new nonclassical correlations in the radiation of two atoms, which are coherently driven by a continuous laser source. The photon-photon-correlations of the fluorescence light show a spatial interferene…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-01-15 C. Skornia , J. von Zanthier , G. S. Agarwal , E. Werner , H. Walther

Creation of correlated photon pairs is one of the key topics in contemporary quantum optics. Here, we theoretically describe the generation of photon pairs in the process of spontaneous parametric down-conversion in a resonant spherical…

Nonreciprocal coupling between photonic modes enables a range of advanced functionalities, though the available approaches for its practical implementation remain limited. Here, we introduce a novel strategy for achieving nonreciprocal…

Optics · Physics 2025-09-30 Yekai Shen , Shuhang Chen

Principally, there are two forms of coupling energy when particle(photon) is moving around the micro-ring resonator, which is generated by the construction (creation) and the destruction (annihilation) energies that can disturb the centre…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-12-20 Wanchai Khunnam , Jalil Ali , Preecha Yupapin

Photonic topological insulators and self-induced nonreciprocity based on nonlinear effects in asymmetric structures have garnered increased attention due to their potential applications in quantum information technologies and advanced…

The research article studies the unconventional photon blockade effect in a hybrid optomechanical system with an embedded spin-triplet state. The interaction between the optomechanical system and the spin state generates new transition…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-07-22 Yao Dong , Jing-jing Wang , Guo-Feng Zhang

The notion of nonreciprocity, in essence when going forwards is different from going backwards, emerges in all branches of physics from cosmology to electromagnetism. Intriguingly, the breakdown of reciprocity is typically associated with…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-12-27 C. A. Downing , T. J. Sturges

This work investigates photon blockade control in a hybrid quantum system containing a Kerr-nonlinear cavity coupled to an optical parametric amplifier (OPA). The dynamics are governed by a master equation derived from an effective…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-01-07 Zhang Zhiqiang

Breaking optical reciprocity enables new regimes of light--matter interaction with broad implications for fundamental physics and emerging quantum technologies. Although various approaches have been explored to achieve optical…

Optics · Physics 2025-12-11 Jierui Hu , Hao Yuan , Joshua Akin , Shanhui Fan , Kejie Fang
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