Scattering of coherent pulses on a two-level system-single-photon generation
In this paper, we consider a two-level system (TLS) coupled to a one-dimensional continuum of bosonic modes in a transmission line (TL). Using the master equation approach, a method for determining the photon number distribution of the scattered field is outlined. Specifically, results for the refle...
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Published in | New journal of physics Vol. 16; no. 5; pp. 55018 - 10 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Bristol
IOP Publishing
29.05.2014
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Summary: | In this paper, we consider a two-level system (TLS) coupled to a one-dimensional continuum of bosonic modes in a transmission line (TL). Using the master equation approach, a method for determining the photon number distribution of the scattered field is outlined. Specifically, results for the reflected field when driving the TLS with a coherent pulse are given. While the one-photon probability is enhanced compared to the incident coherent field, the system is still not a good deterministic single-photon source. Extending the system to contain two separate TLs, however, output fields with one-photon probabilities close to unity can be reached. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 1367-2630 1367-2630 |
DOI: | 10.1088/1367-2630/16/5/055018 |