Single-Molecule Vacuum Rabi Splitting: Four-Wave Mixing and Optical Switching at the Single-Photon Level

Pscherer, Andre and Meierhofer, Manuel and Wang, Daqing and Kelkar, Hrishikesh and Martin-Cano, Diego and Utikal, Tobias and Goetzinger, Stephan and Sandoghdar, Vahid (2021) Single-Molecule Vacuum Rabi Splitting: Four-Wave Mixing and Optical Switching at the Single-Photon Level. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 127 (13): 133603. ISSN 0031-9007, 1079-7114

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Abstract

A single quantum emitter can possess a very strong intrinsic nonlinearity, but its overall promise for nonlinear effects is hampered by the challenge of efficient coupling to incident photons. Common nonlinear optical materials, on the other hand, are easy to couple to but are bulky, imposing a severe limitation on the miniaturization of photonic systems. In this Letter, we show that a single organic molecule acts as an extremely efficient nonlinear optical element in the strong coupling regime of cavity quantum electrodynamics. We report on single-photon sensitivity in nonlinear signal generation and all-optical switching. Our work promotes the use of molecules for applications such as integrated photonic circuits operating at very low powers.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: JAYNES-CUMMINGS LADDER; ONE-ATOM; QUANTUM-DOT; LASER; STATISTICS; CRYSTAL
Subjects: 500 Science > 530 Physics
Divisions: Physics > Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics > Chair Professor Huber > Group Rupert Huber
Depositing User: Dr. Gernot Deinzer
Date Deposited: 13 Sep 2022 05:36
Last Modified: 13 Sep 2022 05:36
URI: https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/47699

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