Quantum-optical analogies of dimer structures

Jian Wang; Shuang Zheng

doi:10.1088/1674-4926/40/2/020402

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Quantum-optical analogies of dimer structures

Jian Wang and Shuang Zheng

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Corresponding author: Jian Wang, Email: jwang@hust.edu.cn

DOI: 10.1088/1674-4926/40/2/020402

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Fig. 1. (Color online) Microwave-dressed photonic module. (a) The photonic molecule is realized by a pair of identical coupled optical microring resonators (resonant frequency ω₁ = ω₂). The system has two distinct energy levels—a symmetric and an antisymmetric optical mode. (b, c) When the applied microwave frequency is tuned to match the mode separation, dissipative coupling leads the two photonic levels to split into four levels. This effect is analogous to Autler–Townes splitting. (d) False-coloured scanning electron microscope image of the coupled microring resonators. (e) On-demand storage and retrieval of light using a photonic dark mode. Figure adapted from Ref. [10].

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[1]	Longhi S. Quantum‐optical analogies using photonic structures. Laser & Photonics Reviews, 2009, 3(3), 243-261 doi: 10.1002/lpor.200810055
[2]	Feng L, Wong Z J, Ma R M, et al. Single-mode laser by parity-time symmetry breaking. Science, 2014, 346(6212), 972-975 doi: 10.1126/science.1258479
[3]	Miao P, Zhang Z, Sun J, et al. Orbital angular momentum microlaser. Science, 2016, 353(6298), 464-467 doi: 10.1126/science.aaf8533
[4]	Hodaei H, Miri M A, Heinrich M, et al. Parity-time–symmetric microring lasers. Science, 2014, 346(6212), 975-978 doi: 10.1126/science.1258480
[5]	Hodaei H, Miri M A, Hassan A U, et al. Single mode lasing in transversely multi‐moded PT‐symmetric microring resonators. Laser & Photonics Reviews, 2016, 10(3), 494-499 doi: 10.1002/lpor.201500292
[6]	Parto M, Wittek S, Hodaei H, et al. Edge-mode lasing in 1D topological active arrays. Physical Review Letters, 2018, 120(11), 113901 doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.113901
[7]	Hodaei H, Hassan A U, Wittek S, et al. Enhanced sensitivity at higher-order exceptional points. Nature, 2017, 548(7666), 187 doi: 10.1038/nature23280
[8]	Guo X, Zou C L, Jung H, et al. On-chip strong coupling and efficient frequency conversion between telecom and visible optical modes. Physical review letters, 2016, 117(12), 123902 doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.123902
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[11]	Wang C, Zhang M, Chen X, et al. Integrated lithium niobate electro-optic modulators operating at CMOS-compatible voltages. Nature, 2018, 562(7725), 101 doi: 10.1038/s41586-018-0551-y