Unidirectional and bidirectional photon transport blockade in driven atomic lattices of parity-time antisymmetry

Autor: Xiao Liu, Jin-Hui Wu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: New Journal of Physics, Vol 26, Iss 1, p 013048 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1367-2630
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/ad1df1
Popis: We propose a scheme for realizing exact parity-time ( $\mathcal{PT}$ ) antisymmetry of complex susceptibility in a wide range of probe detuning by considering a one-dimensional lattice of cold atoms driven into the simplest three-level Λ configuration. This is attained by modulating the intensity of a standing-wave coupling field with a proper phase shift to counteract the product of a single-photon detuning and a two-photon detuning. Such a dynamically controlled $\mathcal{PT}$ -antisymmetric lattice supports the integration of a few nontrivial scattering behaviors including unidirectional light reflectionless, asymmetric perfect absorption, and directional signal quenching. These behaviors, depending in particular on atomic densities and lattice lengths, facilitate the on-demand realization of unidirectional or bidirectional photon transport blockade.
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