Chiral quantum optics in broken-symmetry and topological photonic crystal waveguides

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2111.02828v1
• Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2021 12:45:31 GMT
• Title: Chiral quantum optics in broken-symmetry and topological photonic crystal waveguides
• Authors: Nils Hauff, Stephen Hughes, Hanna Le Jeannic, Peter Lodahl and Nir Rotenberg
• Abstract summary: On-chip chiral quantum light-matter interfaces provide a promising platform for efficient spin-photon coupling, non-reciprocal photonic elements, and quantum logic architectures. We present full-wave three-dimensional calculations to quantify the performance of conventional and topological photonic crystal waveguides as chiral emitter-photon interfaces.
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• Abstract: On-chip chiral quantum light-matter interfaces, which support directional interactions, provide a promising platform for efficient spin-photon coupling, non-reciprocal photonic elements, and quantum logic architectures. We present full-wave three-dimensional calculations to quantify the performance of conventional and topological photonic crystal waveguides as chiral emitter-photon interfaces. Specifically, the ability of these structures to support and enhance directional interactions while suppressing subsequent backscattering losses is quantified. Broken symmetry waveguides, such as the non-topological glide-plane waveguide and topological bearded interface waveguide are found to act as efficient chiral interfaces, with the topological waveguide modes allowing for operation at significantly higher Purcell enhancement factors. Finally, although all structures suffer from backscattering losses due to fabrication imperfections, these are found to be smaller at high enhancement factors for the topological waveguide. These reduced losses occur because the optical mode is pushed away from the air-dielectric interfaces where scattering occurs, and not because of any topological protection. These results are important to the understanding of light-matter interactions in topological photonic crystals and to the design of efficient, on-chip chiral quantum devices.

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