Reconfigurable quantum metamaterials

Details Reconfigurable quantum metamaterials Reconfigurable quantum metamaterials

2010-09-24

arxiv.org/abs/1009.4867v2

Optics Express, Vol. 19, Issue 12, pp. 11018-11033 (2011)

Physics

Quantum Physics

16 pages, 8 figures

Scientific paper

10.1364/OE.19.011018

By coupling controllable quantum systems into larger structures we introduce the concept of a quantum metamaterial. Conventional meta-materials represent one of the most important frontiers in optical design, with applications in diverse fields ranging from medicine to aerospace. Up until now however, metamaterials have themselves been classical structures and interact only with the classical properties of light. Here we describe a class of dynamic metamaterials, based on the quantum properties of coupled atom-cavity arrays, which are intrinsically lossless, reconfigurable, and operate fundamentally at the quantum level. We show how this new class of metamaterial could be used to create a reconfigurable quantum superlens possessing a negative index gradient for single photon imaging. With the inherent features of quantum superposition and entanglement of metamaterial properties, this new class of dynamic quantum metamaterial, opens a new vista for quantum science and technology.

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