Multiatomic mirror for perfect reflection of single photons in a wide band of frequency

Journal Article · Sat Jan 15 04:00:00 EST 2011 · Physical Review. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVA.83.013825· OSTI ID:21537066

Yue, Chang; Gong, Z R; Sun, C P ^[1]

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1. Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190 (China)

A resonant two-level atom doped in a one-dimensional waveguide behaves as a mirror, but this single-atom ''mirror'' can only reflect single photons perfectly at a specific frequency. For a one-dimensional coupled-resonator waveguide, we propose to extend the perfect-reflection region from a specific frequency point to a wide band by placing many atoms individually in the resonators in a finite coordinate region of the waveguide. Such a doped resonator array promises to control the propagation of a practical photon wave packet with a certain momentum distribution instead of a single photon, which is ideally represented by a plane wave with a specific momentum. The studies based on the discrete-coordinate scattering theory indicate that such a hybrid structure with finite atoms indeed provides a near-perfect reflection for a single photon in a wide band. We also calculated the photon group velocity distribution, which shows that the perfect-reflection wide band exactly corresponds to the stopping light region.

• OSTI ID: 21537066
• Journal Information: Physical Review. A, Journal Name: Physical Review. A Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 83; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAAN
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
EQUIPMENT
FREQUENCY RANGE
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ONE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
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