Canonical Quantization of Cylindrical Waveguides: A Gauge-Based Approach
- URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2602.04295v1
- Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2026 07:54:54 GMT
- Title: Canonical Quantization of Cylindrical Waveguides: A Gauge-Based Approach
- Authors: Alexandre Delattre, Eddy Collin,
- Abstract summary: We introduce the two field quadratures $X,Y$ of TEM (transverse electric-magnetic) and TM (transverse magnetic) traveling modes.<n>We identify for each a characteristic one-dimensional scalar field governed by a Klein-Gordon type equation.<n>The generalized flux is directly deduced from the electromagnetic potentials $A,V$ by a proper gauge choice.
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- Abstract: We present a canonical quantization of electromagnetic modes in cylindrical waveguides, extending a gauge-based formalism previously developed for Cartesian geometries [1]. By introducing the two field quadratures $X,Y$ of TEM (transverse electric-magnetic), but also of TM (transverse magnetic) and TE (transverse electric) traveling modes, we identify for each a characteristic one-dimensional scalar field (a generalized flux $\varphi$) governed by a Klein-Gordon type equation. The associated Hamiltonian is derived explicitly from Maxwell's equations, allowing the construction of bosonic ladder operators. The generalized flux is directly deduced from the electromagnetic potentials $A,V$ by a proper gauge choice, generalizing Devoret's approach [2]. Our analysis unifies the treatment of cylindrical and Cartesian guided modes under a consistent and generic framework, ensuring both theoretical insight and experimental relevance. We derive mode-specific capacitance and inductance from the field profiles and express voltage and current in terms of the canonical field variables. Measurable quantities are therefore properly defined from the mode quantum operators, especially for the non-trivial TM and TE ones. The formalism shall extend in future works to any other type of waveguides, especially on-chip coplanar geometries particularly relevant to quantum technologies.
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