Novel Collective Effects in Integrated Photonics

TL;DR

This paper theoretically explores superradiance in harmonic oscillator ensembles within integrated photonics, proposing a new way to observe collective emission and measure correlations in waveguide arrays.

Contribution

It introduces the concept of harmonic oscillator superradiance in integrated photonics and details how to measure pairwise correlations, a novel experimental approach.

Findings

Superradiance can be observed in harmonic oscillator ensembles.

Waveguide arrays enable measurement of pairwise correlations.

First theoretical proposal for harmonic oscillator superradiance in photonics.

Abstract

Superradiance, the enhanced collective emission of energy from a coherent ensemble of quantum systems, has been typically studied in atomic ensembles. In this work we study theoretically the enhanced emission of energy from coherent ensembles of harmonic oscillators. We show that it should be possible to observe harmonic oscillator superradiance for the first time in waveguide arrays in integrated photonics. Furthermore, we describe how pairwise correlations within the ensemble can be measured with this architecture. These pairwise correlations are an integral part of the phenomenon of superradiance and have never been observed in experiments to date.