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Photon Blockade in a Hybrid Double-Cavity QED System

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We investigate the realization of photon blockade effect in a hybrid double cavity QED system. By studying the photon statistics of the system, the photon blockade effect can be achieved. Those statistical phenomena are all analyzed in detail and demonstrated by solving the Schrödinger equation analytically and simulating the master equation numerically. Furthermore, we can achieve a better photon blockade effect by manipulating the effective decay rate of the auxiliary cavity and the coupling strength between the cavity field and the two-level atom.

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This project was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 61368002), the Foundation for Distinguished Young Scientists of Jiangxi Province (Grant No. 20162BCB23009), the Open Project Program of CAS Key Laboratory of Quantum Information (Grant No. KQI201704), and Open Research Fund Program of the State Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Quantum Physics (Grant No. KF201711).

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    Qinghong Liao, Jian Wen & Weican Deng

  2. State Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Quantum Physics, Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China

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Liao, Q., Wen, J. & Deng, W. Photon Blockade in a Hybrid Double-Cavity QED System. Int J Theor Phys 59, 1966–1977 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10773-020-04469-2

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