Influence of phonon reservoir on photon blockade in a driven quantum dot-cavity system

We theoretically investigate the influence of the phonon bath on photon blockade in a simultaneously driven dot-cavity system. An optimal condition for avoiding two-photon excitation of a cavity field is put forward which can be achieved by modulating the phase difference and the strengths of the dr...

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Published in:Journal of applied physics 2016-03, Vol.119 (10)
Main Authors: Gao, Bo, Zhu, Jia-pei, Li, Gao-xiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied physics
CAVITIES
CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS
CORRELATION FUNCTIONS
Electron phonon interactions
ELECTRON-PHONON COUPLING
EXCITATION
INTERFERENCE
PHONONS
PHOTONS
QUANTUM DOTS
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Summary:We theoretically investigate the influence of the phonon bath on photon blockade in a simultaneously driven dot-cavity system. An optimal condition for avoiding two-photon excitation of a cavity field is put forward which can be achieved by modulating the phase difference and the strengths of the driving fields. The second-order correlation function and the mean photon number of the cavity field are discussed. In the absence of phonon effect, the strong photon blockade in a moderate quantum dot (QD)-cavity coupling regime occurs, which can be attributed to the destructive quantum interference arisen from different transition paths induced by simultaneously driving the dressed QD-cavity system. The participation of acoustic-phonon reservoir produces new transition channels for the QD-cavity system, which leads to the damage of destructive interference. As a result, the photon blockade effect is hindered when taking the electron-phonon interaction into account. It is also found that the temperature of the phonon reservoir is disadvantageous for the generation of photon blockade.
ISSN:0021-8979
1089-7550
DOI:10.1063/1.4943644