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The photon blockade effects in a system consisting of an artificial giant atom coupled with three cavities are investigated. By solving the Schrödinger equation, we obtain the steady-state probability amplitudes of the system and derive the analytical expressions for the equal-time second-order correlation function. Based on these analytical expressions, the optimal conditions for achieving the photon blockade under different driving conditions are derived in detail. We first examine the energy spectra and transition pathways for the single-photon and two-photon excitations in weakly driven cavity mode, and then investigate the statistical properties of photons. It is demonstrated that the optimal conventional photon blockade can be achieved by selecting appropriate driving detuning as characterized by the equal-time second-order correlation function of $g^{\left(2\right)}\left(0\right)\approx{10}^{-3.4} $. Remarkably, we observe that both cavities of the system exhibit robust photon blockade effects against the weak driving. It is also found that with the increase of the coupling strength between the artificial giant atom and cavities, the photon blockade phenomenon becomes more pronounced while maintaining its robustness to the weak driving. Furthermore, we consider the case of simultaneously driving both the artificial giant atom and cavity modes. The unique multi-point coupling characteristics of the artificial giant atom provide additional transition pathways for photons, thereby allowing us to use the resulting quantum interference to further enhance photon blockade. When the system satisfies the optimal parametric conditions for both the traditional and nontraditional blockade effects, one cavity exhibits exceptional photon blockade with $g^{\left(2\right)}\left(0\right)\approx{10}^{-6.5} $. This research greatly relaxes the stringent parameter requirements for the experimental realization of single-photon sources and provides a theoretical support for improving their quality, which is crucial for achieving high-performance single-photon sources. -
图 1 人工巨原子三腔耦合系统示意图, 其中人工巨原子与b腔被单色光驱动.
Figure 1. Schematic of a three-cavity system coupled to a giant atom, with both the atom and the b mode driven by monochromatic light.
图 2 单光子阻塞产生的能级示意图. 当驱动场的频率$ \omega_{{\rm{d}}}=\omega_{0}\pm\sqrt{3}g $, 一个光子被系统共振吸收, 而第二个光子被阻塞
Figure 2. Energy-level diagram for single-photon blockade. When the driving field frequency $ \omega_{{\rm{d}}} = \omega_0 \pm \sqrt{3}g $, one photon is resonantly absorbed by the system, while the second photon is blockaded.
图 3 (a), (b)分别为a, b腔等时二阶关联函数$ g^{(2)}(0) $随驱动失谐$ \varDelta_0/\kappa $的变化图; (c), (d)分别为a, b腔单光子占据概率$ P_1 $以及双光子占据概率$ P_2 $随驱动失谐$ \varDelta_0/\kappa $的变化图. 红色实线与蓝色虚线分别对应a腔与b腔, 共享参数为$ \varOmega/\kappa= 0.1 ,\;\gamma/\kappa= $$ 0.1 ,\; g/\kappa=25/\sqrt{3} $
Figure 3. (a), (b) Logarithmic plots of the equal-time second-order correlation function $ g^{(2)}(0) $ versus detuning $ \varDelta_{0} /\kappa $ for a, b mode; (c), (d) Logarithmic plots of the single-photon $ P_1 $ and two-photon $ P_2 $ occupation probabilities versus detuning $ \varDelta_0/\kappa $ for a, b mode. Red solid and blue dashed curves represent a and b modes, respectively. Parameters: $ \varOmega/\kappa=0.1, \ \gamma/\kappa=0.1, \ g/\kappa=25/\sqrt{3} $.
图 4 (a), (b)分别为a, b腔等时二阶关联函数$ g^{(2)}(0) $随驱动强度$ \varOmega/\kappa $的变化图. 共享参数为$ \varDelta_{0}=\sqrt{3}g $, $ \gamma/\kappa=0.1 , $$ g /\kappa =25 /\sqrt{3} $
Figure 4. (a), (b) Logarithmic plots of the equal-time second-order correlation function $ g^{(2)}(0) $ versus $ \varOmega/\kappa $ for a, b mode. Parameters: $ \varDelta_{0}=\sqrt{3}g , \gamma/\kappa=0.1 $ and $ g /\kappa =25 /\sqrt{3} $.
图 5 (a), (b)分别为a, b腔等时二阶关联函数$ g^{(2)}(0) $随驱动失谐$ \varDelta_0/\kappa $和耦合强度$ g/\kappa $的变化图. 共享参数为$ \varOmega/\kappa=0.1 , $$ \gamma/\kappa=0.1 $. 在上述图像中, 黑色虚线表示最佳常规阻塞条件$ \varDelta_0=\pm\sqrt{3}g $
Figure 5. (a), (b) Logarithmic plots of the equal-time second-order correlation function $ g^{(2)}(0) $ versus $ \varDelta_{0} /\kappa $ and $ g /\kappa $ for a, b mode. Parameters: $ \varOmega/\kappa=0.1 $ and $ \gamma/\kappa=0.1 $. Black dashed lines indicate optimal conditions $ \varDelta_0=\pm\sqrt{3}g $.
图 6 (a), (b) a, b腔等时二阶关联函数随原子驱动强度ε与腔驱动强度Ω之比$ \varepsilon/\varOmega $的变化图; (c) b腔单光子占据概率$ |C_{g, 0, 1, 0}|^2 $随$ \varepsilon/\varOmega $的变化图; (d) b腔双光子占据概率$ |C_{g, 0, 2, 0}|^2 $随$ \varepsilon/\varOmega $的变化图. 其中用到$ \varDelta_0=\sqrt{3}g $, 其他参数与图3相同
Figure 6. (a), (b) Logarithmic plots of equal-time second-order correlation $ g^{(2)}(0) $ versus driving ratio $ \varepsilon/\varOmega $ for a, b mode; (c) Single-photon occupation probabilities $ |C_{g, 0, 1, 0}|^2 $ versus driving ratio $ \varepsilon/\varOmega $ for b mode; (d) Two-photon occupation probabilities $ |C_{g, 0, 2, 0}|^2 $ versus driving ratio $ \varepsilon/\varOmega $ for b mode. Parameters: $ \varDelta_0=\sqrt{3}g $ and other parameters are the same as Fig. 3.
图 7 系统从态$ | g, 0, 0, 0 \rangle $到达态$ | g, 0, 2, 0 \rangle $有多条路径, 这些路径之间的量子干涉相消可以产生非常规光子阻塞效应. 在图中, 黑色实线代表系统的所有可能量子态. 黑色双向箭头实线表示在外部驱动下系统吸收光子的过程. 蓝色双向箭头虚线表示当系统中有单个光子时, 不同状态之间的跃迁路径. 红色双向箭头虚线表示当系统中有两个光子时, 不同状态之间的跃迁路径
Figure 7. Quantum destructive interference between multiple transition pathways from state $ | g, 0, 0, 0 \rangle $ to state $| g, 0, 2, 0 \rangle $generates unconventional photon blockade effect. In the diagram, the solid black line represents all possible quantum states of the system. The black solid double-headed arrow denotes the photon absorption process under external driving. The blue double-headed arrows dotted line indicate transition pathways between different states when the system contains a single photon. The red double-headed arrows dotted line represent transition pathways between different states when the system contains two photons.
图 8 a腔等时二阶关联函数$ g_{{\rm{a}}}^{(2)}(0) $随耦合强度$ g /\kappa $和驱动强度比$ \varepsilon /\varOmega $的变化图, 其中$ \varDelta_{0}=\sqrt{3}g $且其余参数与图5相同
Figure 8. Logarithmic plot of the equal-time second-order correlation function $ g_{{\rm{a}}}^{(2)}(0) $ versus the coupling strength ratio $ \varepsilon/\varOmega $ and coupling strength $ g/\kappa $ for mode a, with $ \varDelta_0 = \sqrt{3}g $ and other parameters are the same as in Fig. 5.
图 9 (a), (b)分别为a, b腔的等时二阶关联函数$ g^{(2)}(0) $随驱动失谐$ \varDelta_0/\kappa $的变化图. 其中$ g/\kappa=25/\sqrt{3} $, $ \varepsilon=\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{3}\varOmega $, 其余参数与图5相同
Figure 9. (a), (b) Logarithmic plots of the equal-time second-order correlation function $ g^{(2)}(0) $ versus detuning $ \varDelta_0/\kappa $ for a, b mode, respectively. Parameters: $ g/\kappa=25/\sqrt{3} $, $ \varepsilon=\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{3}\varOmega $ and other parameters are the same as in Fig. 5.
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