Geometric antibunching and directional shaping of photon anticorrelations
We investigate the directional characteristics of photon statistics in dimers of quantum emitters. For their analysis, we construct a two-point second-order correlation function that allows us to find an alternative mechanism for photon anticorrelation, termed as geometric antibunching. This phenome...
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| author | Blas Durá-Azorín Alejandro Manjavacas Antonio I. Fernández-Domínguez |
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| description | We investigate the directional characteristics of photon statistics in dimers of quantum emitters. For their analysis, we construct a two-point second-order correlation function that allows us to find an alternative mechanism for photon anticorrelation, termed as geometric antibunching. This phenomenon is completely agnostic to the quantum state of the emitters and emerges from quantum interference effects due to the indistinguishability of different two-photon optical pathways. Finally, we explore its occurrence in emitters placed in the vicinity of a flat substrate and a nanosphere, demonstrating its tunability through the different material and geometric parameters of these devices. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1ff29ebca97c4e32b73698c2cd9db4052025-08-20T03:47:32ZengAmerican Physical SocietyPhysical Review Research2643-15642025-05-017202317810.1103/PhysRevResearch.7.023178Geometric antibunching and directional shaping of photon anticorrelationsBlas Durá-AzorínAlejandro ManjavacasAntonio I. Fernández-DomínguezWe investigate the directional characteristics of photon statistics in dimers of quantum emitters. For their analysis, we construct a two-point second-order correlation function that allows us to find an alternative mechanism for photon anticorrelation, termed as geometric antibunching. This phenomenon is completely agnostic to the quantum state of the emitters and emerges from quantum interference effects due to the indistinguishability of different two-photon optical pathways. Finally, we explore its occurrence in emitters placed in the vicinity of a flat substrate and a nanosphere, demonstrating its tunability through the different material and geometric parameters of these devices.http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.7.023178 |
| spellingShingle | Blas Durá-Azorín Alejandro Manjavacas Antonio I. Fernández-Domínguez Geometric antibunching and directional shaping of photon anticorrelations Physical Review Research |
| title | Geometric antibunching and directional shaping of photon anticorrelations |
| title_full | Geometric antibunching and directional shaping of photon anticorrelations |
| title_fullStr | Geometric antibunching and directional shaping of photon anticorrelations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Geometric antibunching and directional shaping of photon anticorrelations |
| title_short | Geometric antibunching and directional shaping of photon anticorrelations |
| title_sort | geometric antibunching and directional shaping of photon anticorrelations |
| url | http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.7.023178 |
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