Subradiant bound dimer excited states of emitter chains coupled to a one dimensional waveguide
Yu-Xiang Zhang, Chuan Yu, Klaus Mølmer
Abstract
The authors identify a mechanism for the existence of bound pairs of excitations in chains of two-level emitters coupled to a 1D waveguide. These are subradiant states with two nearby excited emitters that decay more slowly than even the most subradiant singly excited states of the same system.
Topics & Concepts
Excited statePhysicsDimerCommon emitterBound stateAtomic physicsWaveguideMechanism (biology)Molecular physicsCondensed matter physicsUpper and lower boundsCoupling (piping)Chain (unit)ChemistryMaterials scienceQuantum dotNonlinear Photonic SystemsQuantum Mechanics and Non-Hermitian PhysicsStrong Light-Matter Interactions