Photon-blockade-induced Mott transitions and X Y spin models in coupled cavity arrays
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We propose a physical system where photons could exhibit strongly correlated effects. We demonstrate how a Mott-insulator phase of atom-photon excitations (polaritons) can arise in an array of individually addressable coupled electromagnetic cavities when each of these cavities is coupled resonantly to a single two-level system (atom, quantum dot, or Cooper pair). This Mott phase is characterized by the same integral number of net polaritonic excitations with photon blockade providing the required repulsion between the excitations in each site. Detuning the atomic and photonic frequencies suppresses this effect and induces a transition to a photonic superfluid. Finally, on resonance the system can straightforwardly simulate the dynamics of many-body spin systems.
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Recently there has been substantial progress in investigations of other possible candidates for AQS, such as photonic systems, photonic and polariton systems, and artificial lattices in solid state systems.
“Recently there has also been substantial progress in investigations of other possible candidates for AQS, such as photonic systems [31, 32, 34-36], photonic and polariton systems [33, 38-42], artificial lattices in solid state systems [44].”
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- Authors
- Angelakis, D. G., Santos, M. F., & Bose, S.
- Affiliations
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- University College London (GB)
- Venue
- Physical Review A
- Publisher
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Published
- 2007-09-28
- Volume
- 76
- Issue
- 3
- ISSN
- 0556-2791 (ISSN-L)
- 1050-2947
- 1094-1622
- OpenAlex
- W2011487267
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- 21.59
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- en
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- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Strong Light-Matter Interactions
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Mechanical and Optical Resonators
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Quantum optics and atomic interactions
- Keywords
- photon blockade, Mott transition, coupled cavity arrays, polaritons, XY model, quantum simulation, two-level system, quantum dots, Cooper pairs, detuning
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