Recurrent Delocalization and Quasiequilibration of Photons in Coupled Systems in Circuit Quantum Electrodynamics
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Author(s)
Hwang, M-J
Kim, MS
Choi, M-S
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
We explore the photon population dynamics in two coupled circuit QED systems. For a sufficiently weak
intercavity photon hopping, as the photon-cavity coupling increases, the dynamics undergoes double
transitions first from a delocalized to a localized phase and then from the localized to another delocalized
phase. The latter delocalized phase is distinguished from the former one; instead of oscillating between the
two cavities, the photons rapidly quasiequilibrate over the two cavities. These intriguing features are
attributed to an interplay between two qualitatively distinctive nonlinear behaviors of the circuit QED
systems in the utrastrong coupling regime, whose distinction has been widely overlooked.
intercavity photon hopping, as the photon-cavity coupling increases, the dynamics undergoes double
transitions first from a delocalized to a localized phase and then from the localized to another delocalized
phase. The latter delocalized phase is distinguished from the former one; instead of oscillating between the
two cavities, the photons rapidly quasiequilibrate over the two cavities. These intriguing features are
attributed to an interplay between two qualitatively distinctive nonlinear behaviors of the circuit QED
systems in the utrastrong coupling regime, whose distinction has been widely overlooked.
Date Issued
2016-04-12
Date Acceptance
2015-11-08
Citation
Physical Review Letters, 2016, 116 (15)
ISSN
1079-7114
Publisher
American Physical Society
Journal / Book Title
Physical Review Letters
Volume
116
Issue
15
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Sponsor
Commission of the European Communities
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (E
The Royal Society
Grant Number
317232
EP/K034480/1
WM140063
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Physics
JAYNES-CUMMINGS
LIGHT
POLARITONS
DYNAMICS
COLLAPSE
REVIVAL
REGIME
CAVITY
STATES
MASER
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
153601