Chirality-free photon routing via giant atoms in waveguide QED ladders

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2606.01439v1
• Date: Sun, 31 May 2026 20:18:04 GMT
• Title: Chirality-free photon routing via giant atoms in waveguide QED ladders
• Abstract summary: We present an in-depth examination of single-photon routing in a multi-emitter waveguide quantum electrodynamics ladder.<n>We evaluate the impact of scaling the number of giant atoms in three topologically distinct configurations.
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• Abstract: In this paper, we present an in-depth examination of single-photon routing in a multi-emitter waveguide quantum electrodynamics ladder with up to five giant atoms simultaneously coupled across two linear waveguides. Using a real-space approach, we analyze a non-chiral routing architecture and evaluate the impact of scaling the number of giant atoms in three topologically distinct configurations: fully separated, simply braided, and fully nested. Using numerical results, we show that increasing the number of giant atoms, in separate or braided configurations, greatly expands the operational parameter space for near-deterministic ($\sim$100%) photon routing into the target waveguide, achieving directionality through quantum interference alone. In contrast, the nested architecture is limited to a maximum routing efficiency of 25% due to rigid geometric symmetries, although this limitation could be mitigated by employing less symmetric coupling distances. Finally, we assess the system under direct interatomic interactions and environmental dissipation. Our results show that, while spontaneous emission reduces transport probabilities, the multi-atom-separated configuration maintains high routing efficiencies across broad operational windows of incoming photon frequency without requiring chiral coupling.

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