Quantum state-controlled directional spontaneous emission of photons into a nanophotonic waveguide
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The spin of light in subwavelength-diameter waveguides can be orthogonal to the propagation direction of the photons because of the strong transverse confinement. This transverse spin changes sign when the direction of propagation is reversed. Using this effect, we demonstrate the directional spontaneous emission of photons by laser-trapped caesium atoms into an optical nanofibre and control their propagation direction by the excited state of the atomic emitters. In particular, we tune the spontaneous emission into the counter-propagating guided modes from symmetric to strongly asymmetric, where more than "Equation missing"% of the optical power is launched into one or the other direction. We expect our results to have important implications for research in quantum nanophotonics and for implementations of integrated optical signal processing in the quantum regime.
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Two fundamental concepts underpin the SOI of light: optical angular momentum and geometric (Berry) phases for light.
“Two important fundamental concepts underpin the SOI of light: optical angular momentum 57- 59 and geometric (Berry) phases for light 60- 62 .”
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The Results section, “Spin–orbit coupling of light in an optical nanofibre” (page not provided), describes coupling between light’s spin and orbital angular momentum, supporting the optical-angular-momentum part of the claim. Our copy does not discuss geometric or Berry phases, so it does not support that part. (LLM, conf=0.85)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredGeometric phases in optics originate from the coupling between intrinsic angular momentum and rotations of coordinates.
“Geometric phases in optics originate from the coupling between intrinsic angular momentum and rotations of coordinates .”
From Spin–orbit interactions of light (2015) · cites this paper as [62]
The Results section, “Spin–orbit coupling of light in an optical nanofibre” (page unavailable), discusses coupling between light’s spin and orbital angular momentum and a position-dependent local spin. It does not address geometric phases or say that they originate from coupling intrinsic angular momentum to coordinate rotations. Searches for geometric phase, Berry phase, and coordinate rotations found no passage establishing that claim. (LLM, conf=0.74)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredThe Berry connection and Berry curvature immediately appear in all intrinsic SOI phenomena, such as the spin-Hall effect.
“Therefore, the Berry connection and Berry curvature immediately appear in all intrinsic SOI phenomena, such as the spin-Hall effect.”
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The Results section on spin–orbit coupling of light in an optical nanofibre describes transverse spin and directional emission. Searches for Berry connection, Berry curvature, and the spin-Hall effect found no passage linking those concepts or addressing the claim that Berry quantities appear in all intrinsic spin–orbit-interaction phenomena. Page numbers were unavailable in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.75)
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- Authors
- Mitsch, R., Sayrin, C., Albrecht, B., Schneeweiss, P., & Rauschenbeutel, A.
- Affiliations
- TU Wien (AT)
- Corresponding author
- Schneeweiss, P.
- Rauschenbeutel, A.
- Venue
- Nature Communications
- Published
- 2014-12-12
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 5713-5713
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- 2041-1723 (ISSN-L)
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- PMC4284658
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- Funders
- European Commission (328545, 600645)
- Austrian Science Fund (W 1210, F 4908-N23, DK CoQuS Project No. W 1210-N16)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Quantum optics and atomic interactions
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Strong Light-Matter Interactions
- Keywords
- nanophotonic waveguides, cesium atoms, optical trapping, counterpropagating modes, quantum nanophotonics
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