One- and two-photon scattering from generalized V-type atoms

Eduardo Sánchez-Burillo, Luis Martín-Moreno, David Zueco, and Juan José García-Ripoll
Phys. Rev. A 94, 053857 – Published 30 November 2016

Abstract

The one- and two-photon scattering matrix S is obtained analytically for a one-dimensional waveguide and a pointlike scatterer with N excited levels (generalized V-type atom). We argue that the two-photon scattering matrix contains sufficient information to distinguish between different level structures which are equivalent for single-photon scattering, such as a V atom with N=2 excited levels and two two-level systems. In particular, we show that the scattering with the V-type atom exhibits a destructive interference effect leading to two-photon coupled-resonator-induced transparency, where the nonlinear part of the two-photon scattering matrix vanishes when each incident photon fulfills a single-photon condition for transparency.

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  • Received 8 April 2016

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.94.053857

©2016 American Physical Society

Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)

Atomic, Molecular & Optical

Authors & Affiliations

Eduardo Sánchez-Burillo and Luis Martín-Moreno

  • Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragón y Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada, CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, E-50009 Zaragoza, Spain

David Zueco

  • Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragón y Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada, CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, E-50009 Zaragoza, Spain and Fundacion ARAID, Paseo María Agustín 36, E-50004 Zaragoza, Spain

Juan José García-Ripoll

  • Instituto de Física Fundamental, IFF-CSIC, Calle Serrano 113b, E-28006 Madrid, Spain

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Vol. 94, Iss. 5 — November 2016

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