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Deterministic multiphoton bundle emission via interference-interaction control

Quantum Physics 2026-04-20 v1 Quantum Gases

Abstract

The controlled generation of nonclassical light beyond single photons remains a central challenge in quantum optics, due to the difficulty of enhancing multiphoton processes while suppressing lower-order excitations. Here we propose an interference-interaction-engineered scheme for programmable few-photon emission in a cavity-QED system of three atoms coupled to orthogonal cavity modes. By adiabatically eliminating an auxiliary Fabry-P\'erot cavity, we generate a tunable cavity-mediated spin-exchange interaction χ\chi, which, combined with a controllable geometric phase ϕ\phi, reshapes the many-body dressed-state spectrum. This interplay enables selective addressing of excitation manifolds (N=1,2,3N=1,2,3), establishing a direct mapping between excitation structure and photon-emission channels. For ϕ=0\phi=0, constructive interference enhances the spectral anharmonicity of low-excitation manifolds, yielding tunable single- and two-photon emission associated with the N=1N=1 and N=2N=2 manifolds. In contrast, for ϕ=2π/3\phi=2\pi/3, destructive interference suppresses lower-order excitation pathways and activates a resonant three-photon channel originating from the N=3N=3 manifold. Importantly, the cavity-mediated interaction χ\chi further enhances spectral separation between manifolds, enabling a substantial improvement in multiphoton purity while maintaining a sizable photon population. We demonstrate a three-order-of-magnitude enhancement in two-photon purity and more than two orders of magnitude improvement in three-photon emission. Our results establish a unified interference-interaction framework in which effective optical nonlinearities can be programmably engineered through phase and interaction, providing a scalable route toward high-purity multiphoton sources and programmable quantum photonic devices.

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@article{arxiv.2604.15605,
  title  = {Deterministic multiphoton bundle emission via interference-interaction control},
  author = {Jing Tang and Yuangang Deng},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.15605},
  year   = {2026}
}

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13 pages, 5 figures

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