Kerr-nonlinearity Enhanced Conventional Photon Blockade in Second-order-nonlinear System

TL;DR

This paper investigates how Kerr nonlinearity enhances conventional photon blockade in a second-order nonlinear system, focusing on high-frequency modes and demonstrating robust antibunching effects that are temperature-insensitive.

Contribution

It introduces a scheme where Kerr nonlinearity enhances photon blockade in high-frequency modes of a second-order nonlinear system, with analytical conditions for optimal antibunching.

Findings

Strong photon antibunching achieved in high-frequency cavity

Kerr nonlinearity significantly enhances photon blockade

System robustness against reservoir temperature variations

Abstract

In the recent publication [Phys. Rev. B 87, 235319 (2013)], the conventional photon blockade(CPB) was studied for the low frequency mode in a second-order nonlinear system. In this paper, we will study the CPB for the high frequency mode in a second-order nonlinear system with the Kerr nonlinearity filling in the low-frequency cavity. By solving the master equation and calculating the zero-delay-time second order correlation function $g^{(2)}(0)$, strong photon antibunching can be obtained in the high frequency cavity. The optimal condition for strong antibunching is found by analyticcal culations and discussions of the optimal condition are presented. We find that the Kerr-nonlinearities can enhanced the CPB effect. In addition, this scheme is not sensitive to the reservoir temperature, which make the current system easier to implement experimentally.