Two-photon resonance fluorescence of two interacting nonidentical quantum emitters

We study a system of two interacting, nonidentical quantum emitters driven by a coherent field. We focus on the particular condition of two-photon resonance and obtain analytical expressions for the stationary density matrix of the system and observables of the fluorescent emission. Importantly, our...

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Main Authors: Alejandro Vivas-Viaña, Carlos Sánchez Muñoz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2021-08-01
Series:Physical Review Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.3.033136
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Carlos Sánchez Muñoz
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description We study a system of two interacting, nonidentical quantum emitters driven by a coherent field. We focus on the particular condition of two-photon resonance and obtain analytical expressions for the stationary density matrix of the system and observables of the fluorescent emission. Importantly, our expressions are valid for the general situation of nonidentical emitters with different transition energies. Our results allow us to determine the regime of parameters in which coherent two-photon excitation, enabled by the coherent coupling between emitters, is dominant over competing, first-order processes. Using the formalism of quantum parameter estimation, we show that the features imprinted by the two-photon dynamics into the spectrum of resonance fluorescence are particularly sensitive to changes in the distance between emitters, making two-photon excitation the optimal driving regime for the estimation of interemitter distance. This can be exploited for applications such as super-resolution imaging of pointlike sources.
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spelling doaj.art-6e82acc071f74281a4b5024c348da7522024-04-12T17:12:45ZengAmerican Physical SocietyPhysical Review Research2643-15642021-08-013303313610.1103/PhysRevResearch.3.033136Two-photon resonance fluorescence of two interacting nonidentical quantum emittersAlejandro Vivas-ViañaCarlos Sánchez MuñozWe study a system of two interacting, nonidentical quantum emitters driven by a coherent field. We focus on the particular condition of two-photon resonance and obtain analytical expressions for the stationary density matrix of the system and observables of the fluorescent emission. Importantly, our expressions are valid for the general situation of nonidentical emitters with different transition energies. Our results allow us to determine the regime of parameters in which coherent two-photon excitation, enabled by the coherent coupling between emitters, is dominant over competing, first-order processes. Using the formalism of quantum parameter estimation, we show that the features imprinted by the two-photon dynamics into the spectrum of resonance fluorescence are particularly sensitive to changes in the distance between emitters, making two-photon excitation the optimal driving regime for the estimation of interemitter distance. This can be exploited for applications such as super-resolution imaging of pointlike sources.http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.3.033136
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Two-photon resonance fluorescence of two interacting nonidentical quantum emitters
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title Two-photon resonance fluorescence of two interacting nonidentical quantum emitters
title_full Two-photon resonance fluorescence of two interacting nonidentical quantum emitters
title_fullStr Two-photon resonance fluorescence of two interacting nonidentical quantum emitters
title_full_unstemmed Two-photon resonance fluorescence of two interacting nonidentical quantum emitters
title_short Two-photon resonance fluorescence of two interacting nonidentical quantum emitters
title_sort two photon resonance fluorescence of two interacting nonidentical quantum emitters
url http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.3.033136
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