Controlling photon transport in the single-photon weak-coupling regime of cavity optomechanics

Wen-Zhao Zhang, Jiong Cheng, Jing-Yi Liu, and Ling Zhou
Phys. Rev. A 91, 063836 – Published 29 June 2015

Abstract

We study the photon statistics properties of few-photon transport in an optomechanical system where an optomechanical cavity couples to two empty cavities. By analytically deriving the one- and two-photon currents in terms of a zero-time-delayed two-order correlation function, we show that a photon blockade can be achieved in both the single-photon strong-coupling regime and the single-photon weak-coupling regime due to the nonlinear interacting and multipath interference. Furthermore, our systems can be applied as a quantum optical diode, a single-photon source, and a quantum optical capacitor. It is shown that this the photon transport controlling devices based on photon antibunching does not require the stringent single-photon strong-coupling condition. Our results provide a promising platform for the coherent manipulation of optomechanics, which has potential applications for quantum information processing and quantum circuit realization.

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  • Received 22 March 2015

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.91.063836

©2015 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Wen-Zhao Zhang, Jiong Cheng, Jing-Yi Liu, and Ling Zhou*

  • School of Physics and Optoelectronic Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, People's Republic of China

  • *zhlhxn@dlut.edu.cn

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Vol. 91, Iss. 6 — June 2015

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