Generation and manipulation of photon number wave packets in photonic cavities

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2509.03083v1
• Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2025 07:24:45 GMT
• Title: Generation and manipulation of photon number wave packets in photonic cavities
• Abstract summary: We show that by rapidly changing the driving strength, new wave packets can be generated, allowing multiple packets to coexist and evolve independently.<n>We propose that the rich dynamics can be experimentally investigated by merely measuring the mean photon number.
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• Abstract: Quantum emitters inside optical cavities can create not only fixed photon number states but also photon number wave packets, which are states with a finite photon number distribution that oscillates in time. These states emerge when the emitter is driven by an external field while coupled to the cavity. We show that by rapidly changing the driving strength, new wave packets can be generated, allowing multiple packets to coexist and evolve independently. We classify the resulting wave packet behavior into distinct dynamical subclasses between which we choose through the choice of relevant parameters. Based on this understanding, we develop simple and robust protocols to generate a specified number of photon number wave packets on demand. We propose that the rich dynamics can be experimentally investigated by merely measuring the mean photon number.

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