Effects of quantum interference in multiwaveguide systems bridged by Jaynes-Cummings emitters

Abstract

Quantum interference, responsible for a number of resonant optical phenomena, always intrigues researchers because of its application in optical devices. This work studies it in multiwaveguide systems bridged by Jaynes-Cummings emitters (JCEs) based on the scattering matrix theory. Two types of quantum interference are distinguished here. The first is between the incident wave and those scattered from the JCEs, while the second is only among those scattered waves. The first type leads to the two transmission valleys at the two eigenfrequencies of the JCEs in single-waveguide--single-JCE coupled systems. However, the second type is responsible for the narrow transmission peaks in single-waveguide--multi-JCE coupled systems, locating in the above transmission valleys. This work first shows the properties of the second type of quantum interference in detail and then discusses its two applications. On the one hand, the second type of quantum interference can be used to tailor the transmission spectra to achieve the electromagnetically-induced-transparency-like line shapes with a large group delay. On the other hand, it can also lead to the single-photon jumping between two certain waveguides with a nearly $100%$ chance in multiwaveguide systems by switching on or off some of the couplings of the JCEs to the waveguides. These applications with small peak widths commonly require a small loss and might have potential in quantum informatics.