Exciting with Quantum Light. II. Exciting a two-level system

TL;DR

This paper investigates the excitation of a two-level quantum system by quantum light, exploring dynamical improvements, proposing a chain of systems for better single-photon sources, and discussing fundamental quantum light-target interactions.

Contribution

It introduces a chain of two-level systems to enhance single-photon emission and analyzes various aspects of quantum light excitation and strong coupling effects.

Findings

Dynamical features like antibunching can be improved with quantum light.

A chain of two-level systems can serve as a better single-photon source.

Different types of driving light lead to various Mollow triplet configurations.

Abstract

We study the excitation of a two-level system (2LS) by quantum light, thereby bringing our previous studies~(see part~I. of this series) to a target that is quantum itself. While there is no gain for the quantum state of the target as compared to driving it with classical light, its dynamical features, such as antibunching, can be improved. We propose a chain of two-level systems, i.e., setting the emission of each 2LS as the driving source of the following one, as an arrangement to provide better single-photon sources. At a fundamental level, we discuss the notion of strong-coupling between quantum light from a source and its target, and the several versions of the Mollow triplet that follow from various types of driving light. We discuss the Heitler effect of antibunched photons from the scattered light off a laser.