Master equation approach for interacting slow- and stationary-light polaritons

Details Master equation approach for interacting slow- and stationary-light polaritons Master equation approach for interacting slow- and stationary-light polaritons

2010-05-26

arxiv.org/abs/1005.4865v2

Phys. Rev. A 82, 033813 (2010)

Physics

Quantum Physics

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevA.82.033813

A master equation approach for the description of dark-state polaritons in coherently driven atomic media is presented. This technique provides a description of light-matter interactions under conditions of electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) that is well suited for the treatment of polariton losses. The master equation approach allows us to describe general polariton-polariton interactions that may be conservative, dissipative or a mixture of both. In particular, it enables us to study dissipation-induced correlations as a means for the creation of strongly correlated polariton systems. Our technique reveals a loss mechanism for stationary-light polaritons that has not been discussed so far. We find that polariton losses in level configurations with non-degenerate ground states can be a multiple of those in level schemes with degenerate ground states.

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