Lasing in a coupled hybrid double quantum dot-resonator system

Abstract

We theoretically investigate the possibility of lasing in an electromagnetic resonator coupled to a voltage-biased hybrid double quantum dot comprised of a double quantum dot tunnel coupled simultaneously to a normal metal and a superconducting lead. Using a unitary transformation, we derive a resonator-double quantum dot interaction Hamiltonian in the rotating-wave approximation which reveals the fact that lasing in this system is mediated by electron transitions between Andreev energy levels in the system's density of states. Moreover, by employing a Markovian master equation incorporating dissipation effects for the electronic and photonic degrees of freedom, we numerically calculate the steady-state reduced density matrix of the system from which we determine the average photon number and its statistics in the resonator in various parameter regimes. We find that at some appropriate parameter configurations, lasing can be considerably enhanced due to the possibility of electron transitions between multiple Andreev levels in the system.