Optical analogue of population trapping in the continuum: classical and quantum interference effects

Details Optical analogue of population trapping in the continuum: classical and quantum interference effects Optical analogue of population trapping in the continuum: classical and quantum interference effects

2010-01-06

arxiv.org/abs/1001.1000v1

Phys. Rev. A 79, 023811 (2009)

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Quantum Physics

12 pages, 2 figures

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A quantum theory of light propagation in two optical channel waveguides tunnelling-coupled to a common continuum of modes (such as those of a slab waveguide) is presented, and classical and quantum interference effects are investigated. For classical light, the photonic system realizes an optical analogue of coherent population trapping in the continuum encountered in atomic physics, where destructive interference between different light leakage channels leads to the appearance of a trapped state embedded in the continuum. For nonclassical light, two-photon interference effects are predicted, such as the tendency of photon pairs to bunch when decaying into the continuum.

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