Authors

Wang-Rui Zhang, Tao Shui, Yi-Lou Liu, Ning Ji, Wen-Xing Yang

Abstract

The photon router plays an essential role in the optical quantum network. However, conventional routers generally couple photons chirally into waveguides to achieve complete transmission from the input port to the required port. Here, we use non-chiral photon-atom interactions for targeted routing. The system consists of two V-type three-level atoms and two parallel waveguides. In addition, the two atoms are driven by external coherent fields, respectively. With a real-space Hamiltonian, the probability of photon transmitted to four ports can be obtained. The study shows that a single photon input from the left port of the waveguide-a can be deterministically transferred to any of the four ports of the two waveguides by adjusting the detuning of the atom and the driving field on the atom, as well as the distance between the two atoms.

Citation

  • Journal: Laser Physics Letters
  • Year: 2022
  • Volume: 19
  • Issue: 1
  • Pages: 015203
  • Publisher: IOP Publishing
  • DOI: 10.1088/1612-202x/ac3a0b

BibTeX

@article{Zhang_2021,
  title={{Photon routing based on non-chiral interaction between atoms and waveguides}},
  volume={19},
  ISSN={1612-202X},
  DOI={10.1088/1612-202x/ac3a0b},
  number={1},
  journal={Laser Physics Letters},
  publisher={IOP Publishing},
  author={Zhang, Wang-Rui and Shui, Tao and Liu, Yi-Lou and Ji, Ning and Yang, Wen-Xing},
  year={2021},
  pages={015203}
}

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