Single-photon manipulations based on optically-controlled chiral couplings in waveguide structures of Rydberg giant atoms

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2312.12733v1
• Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2023 03:11:20 GMT
• Title: Single-photon manipulations based on optically-controlled chiral couplings in waveguide structures of Rydberg giant atoms
• Authors: Yao-Tong Chen, Lei Du, Zhihai Wang, M. Artoni, G. C. La Rocca, and Jin-Hui Wu
• Abstract summary: Two interacting Rydberg atoms coupled to a waveguide realize a giant-atom platform that exhibits controllable (phase-dependent) chirality. Our results suggest an extendable giant-atom platform that is both innovative and promising for chiral quantum optics and tunable frequency conversion in the optical domain.
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• Abstract: Two interacting Rydberg atoms coupled to a waveguide realize a giant-atom platform that exhibits the controllable (phase-dependent) chirality where the direction of nonreciprocal photon scattering can be switched on demand, e.g., by the geometrical tuning of an external driving field. At variance with previous chiral setups, the simplified approach of our proposed platform arises from an optical implementation of the local phase difference between two coupling points of the Rydberg giant atom. Furthermore, employing two or more driving fields, this platform could also be used as a frequency converter with its efficiency exhibiting a strong asymmetry and being significantly enhanced via the chiral couplings. Our results suggest an extendable giant-atom platform that is both innovative and promising for chiral quantum optics and tunable frequency conversion in the optical domain.

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