Matrix Product State Theory of Few-Photon Squeezed Pulses Interacting with a Two-Level Emitter in a Waveguide

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2608.06590v1
• Date: Thu, 06 Aug 2026 21:03:20 GMT
• Title: Matrix Product State Theory of Few-Photon Squeezed Pulses Interacting with a Two-Level Emitter in a Waveguide
• Abstract summary: We present a numerically-exact matrix product states (MPS) approach to model quantum pulses of squeezed light.<n>We represent the squeezed state as a coherent superposition of Fock states and explore the nonlinear population dynamics.<n>We show how the squeezed pulse can create quantum correlations that are unique to squeezed pulses.
• Score: 0.4369550829556578
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Squeezed light states have a special place in quantum optics with potentially profound applications in emerging quantum technologies. We present a numerically-exact matrix product states (MPS) approach to model quantum pulses of squeezed light, at the few-photon level, interacting with a two-level system in a waveguide environment. We represent the squeezed state as a coherent superposition of Fock states and explore the nonlinear population dynamics as well as multi-photon correlation functions that emerge. We show how the squeezed pulse can create quantum correlations that are unique to squeezed pulses, including $\langle b(t) b(t+t')\rangle$ for transmitted fields as well as $\langle b^\dagger(t) b^\dagger(t+t') b(t+t') b(t) \rangle$. We also demonstrate how $\langle b(t) b(t+t') \rangle$, a first-order correlation function, shows nonlinear photon correlations that are similar to those known and measured for two-photon scattering states. Finally, we also study the squeezed spectra of the pulse before and after interacting with the two-level system, and highlight the role of the spectral bandwidth of the incident pulse. The MPS theory allows the modeling of arbitrary bandwidth squeezing without making any Markov and Born approximations for the light-matter interaction processes, and can easily be extended to waveguide systems with multiple emitters and time-delayed feedback.

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