Dark state spectroscopy in nonlinear waveguide quantum electrodynamics

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2606.11997v1
• Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:22:50 GMT
• Title: Dark state spectroscopy in nonlinear waveguide quantum electrodynamics
• Abstract summary: Quantum systems must remain decoupled from the environment to maintain long coherence times.<n>We show that the fluorescence spectrum probes transitions between the dressed dark states of the emitter array.<n>This work paves the way towards the measurement and control of dark states, with applications for robust quantum memories, computation, and communication.
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• Abstract: Quantum systems face a fundamental trade-off: they must remain decoupled from the environment to maintain long coherence times, yet they require interactions with the environment to be accessible for measurement. As a prime example, emitter arrays coupled to waveguides facilitate collective modes that, owing to interference, can suppress radiation into the waveguide. While complete destructive interference creates perfectly dark states with infinite lifetimes, their inherent decoupling makes them unmeasurable in standard waveguide quantum electrodynamics. Consequently, current approaches must rely on system non-idealities that permit measurement but limit the coherence times. In this work, we lift this limitation by proposing the use of weakly squeezed light generated in \{chi}(2) nonlinear waveguides for the spectroscopy of completely dark states. We show that the fluorescence spectrum probes transitions between the dressed dark states of the emitter array. This work paves the way towards the measurement and control of dark states, with applications for robust quantum memories, computation, and communication.

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