Long-lifetime coherence in a quantum emitter induced by a metasurface
An anisotropic quantum vacuum (AQV) has been predicted to induce quantum interferences during the spontaneous emission process in an atomic V transition [G. S. Agarwal, Phys. Rev. Lett. 84, 5500 (2000)]. Nevertheless, the finite lifetime of the excited states is expected to strongly limit the observ...
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sg-ntu-dr.10356-1450032023-02-28T19:54:16Z Long-lifetime coherence in a quantum emitter induced by a metasurface Lassalle, Emmanuel Lalanne, Philippe Syed Abdullah Aljunid Genevet, Patrice Stout, Brian Durt, Thomas Wilkowski, David School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences MajuLab, International Joint Research Unit UMI 3654, CNRS Centre for Disruptive Photonic Technologies (CDPT) The Photonics Institute Science::Physics Light-matter Interaction Metamaterials An anisotropic quantum vacuum (AQV) has been predicted to induce quantum interferences during the spontaneous emission process in an atomic V transition [G. S. Agarwal, Phys. Rev. Lett. 84, 5500 (2000)]. Nevertheless, the finite lifetime of the excited states is expected to strongly limit the observability of this phenomenon. In this paper, we predict that an AQV can induce a long-lifetime coherence in an atomic Λ transition from the process of spontaneous emission, which has an additional advantage of removing the need for coherent laser excitation. We also carry out two metasurface designs and compare their respective efficiencies for creating an AQV over remote distances. The detection of this coherence induced by a metasurface, in addition to being yet another vindication of quantum electrodynamics, could pave the way towards the remote distance control of coherent coupling between quantum emitters, which is a key requirement to produce entanglement in quantum technology applications. Ministry of Education (MOE) Nanyang Technological University Published version The authors wish to thank Gabriel Hétet, Guanghui Yuan, Giorgio Adamo, Weibo Gao, and Martial Ducloy for fruitful discussions. E.L. thanks Institut Fresnel (via Fonds pour la Science 2018) and Nanyang Technological University for supporting his stay in Singapore. This work is supported by the Singapore Ministry of Education Academic Research Fund Tier 3 Grant No. MOE2016-T3-1-006(S). 2020-12-08T05:48:22Z 2020-12-08T05:48:22Z 2020 Journal Article Lassalle, E., Lalanne, P., Syed Abdullah Aljunid, Genevet, P., Stout. B., Durt, T., & Wilkowski, D. (2020). Long-lifetime coherence in a quantum emitter induced by a metasurface. Physical Review A, 101(1), 013837-. doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.101.013837 2469-9926 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/145003 10.1103/PhysRevA.101.013837 1 101 en Physical Review A © 2020 American Physical Society. All rights reserved. This paper was published in Physical Review A and is made available with permission of American Physical Society. application/pdf |
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An anisotropic quantum vacuum (AQV) has been predicted to induce quantum interferences during the spontaneous emission process in an atomic V transition [G. S. Agarwal, Phys. Rev. Lett. 84, 5500 (2000)]. Nevertheless, the finite lifetime of the excited states is expected to strongly limit the observability of this phenomenon. In this paper, we predict that an AQV can induce a long-lifetime coherence in an atomic Λ transition from the process of spontaneous emission, which has an additional advantage of removing the need for coherent laser excitation. We also carry out two metasurface designs and compare their respective efficiencies for creating an AQV over remote distances. The detection of this coherence induced by a metasurface, in addition to being yet another vindication of quantum electrodynamics, could pave the way towards the remote distance control of coherent coupling between quantum emitters, which is a key requirement to produce entanglement in quantum technology applications. |
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