Full photon statistics of a light beam transmitted through an optomechanical system

Andreas Kronwald, Max Ludwig, and Florian Marquardt
Phys. Rev. A 87, 013847 – Published 31 January 2013

Abstract

In this paper, we study the full statistics of photons transmitted through an optical cavity coupled to nanomechanical motion. We analyze the entire temporal evolution of the photon correlations, the Fano factor, and the effects of strong laser driving, all of which show pronounced features connected to the mechanical backaction. In the regime of single-photon strong coupling, this allows us to predict a transition from sub-Poissonian to super-Poissonian statistics for larger observation time intervals. Furthermore, we predict cascades of transmitted photons triggered by multiphoton transitions. In this regime, we observe Fano factors that are drastically enhanced due to the mechanical motion.

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  • Received 16 March 2012

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.87.013847

©2013 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Andreas Kronwald1,*, Max Ludwig1, and Florian Marquardt1,2

  • 1Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Staudtstr. 7, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
  • 2Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Günther-Scharowsky-Straße 1/Bau 24, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany

  • *andreas.kronwald@physik.uni-erlangen.de

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Vol. 87, Iss. 1 — January 2013

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