Unconventional Photon Blockade in a Symmetrically Driven Nonlinear Dimer
Quantum Physics
2026-04-17 v1 Optics
Abstract
We demonstrate unconventional photon blockade in a symmetric Kerr dimer driven with equal-amplitude fields at a phase difference. The minimum inter-cavity coupling is at a Kerr nonlinearity achievable in standard photonic molecules. The quadrature-driven site emits strongly antibunched light with a smooth, oscillation-free second-order correlator directly resolvable with standard detectors. The scheme operates under continuous-wave and pulsed excitation, and fabrication disorder can be fully compensated by re-tuning the drive phase, removing the need for post-fabrication cavity trimming.
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@article{arxiv.2604.14963,
title = {Unconventional Photon Blockade in a Symmetrically Driven Nonlinear Dimer},
author = {Hamid Ohadi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.14963},
year = {2026}
}
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14 pages, 14 Figures