Optical waveguiding by atomic entanglement in multilevel atom arrays

DOI10.1073/PNAS.1911467116MaRDI QIDQ5854791zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Ana Asenjo-Garcia, H. J. Kimble, Darrick E. Chang

Publication date 12 March 2021

Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

Copyright license Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1906.02204

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Antennas, waveguides in optics and electromagnetic theory (78A50) Quantum optics (81V80)

Abstract: The optical properties of sub-wavelength arrays of atoms or other quantum emitters have attracted significant interest recently. For example, the strong constructive or destructive interference of emitted light enables arrays to function as nearly perfect mirrors, support topological edge states, and allow for exponentially better quantum memories. In these proposals, the assumed atomic structure was simple, consisting of a unique electronic ground state. Within linear optics, the system is then equivalent to a periodic array of classical dielectric particles, whose periodicity supports the emergence of guided modes. However, it has not been known whether such phenomena persist in the presence of hyperfine structure, as exhibited by most quantum emitters. Here, we show that waveguiding can arise from rich atomic entanglement as a quantum many-body effect, and elucidate the necessary conditions. Our work represents a significant step forward in understanding collective effects in arrays of atoms with realistic electronic structure.

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