Multi-band unidirectional reflectionlessness of single photons via intermode backscattering

Nonreciprocal light transport is of great importance due to its potential applications in optical communication. We investigate theoretically the unidirectional reflectionlessness behaviors of single photons in a waveguide system coupled with whispering-gallery-mode microresonators. Numerical result...

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Published in:Quantum information processing 2021-02, Vol.20 (2), Article 81
Main Authors: Huang, Jin-Song, Wu, Kai-Yan, Xu, Zhong-Hui, Li, Yan-Ling, Xiao, Qing-Sheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Backscattering
Coupled modes
Data Structures and Information Theory
Mathematical Physics
Multiplication
Optical communication
Optical filters
Photons
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Quantum Computing
Quantum Information Technology
Quantum Physics
Resonators
Spintronics
Waveguides
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Summary:Nonreciprocal light transport is of great importance due to its potential applications in optical communication. We investigate theoretically the unidirectional reflectionlessness behaviors of single photons in a waveguide system coupled with whispering-gallery-mode microresonators. Numerical results show that multi-band unidirectional reflectionlessness can be effectively implemented at the exceptional points by adjusting asymmetric intermode backscatterings of the coupled resonators, and reflectionless frequency-band number increased by multiplication with coupled resonators is also predicted. This suggests a novel multi-band device to effectively perform single-photon unidirectional reflectionlessness, which provides possible applications in quantum communication for designing high-efficiency optical filters, diodes, and so on.
ISSN:1570-0755
1573-1332
DOI:10.1007/s11128-021-02997-2