Robust Universal Photon Blockade in a Bimodal Jaynes-Cummings Model via Kerr Nonlinearity

TL;DR

This paper demonstrates a universal photon blockade in a bimodal Jaynes-Cummings system with Kerr nonlinearity, showing robustness and enhanced single-photon source qualities for integrated quantum optics.

Contribution

It introduces a new scheme leveraging Kerr nonlinearity for robust, universal photon blockade in a bimodal Jaynes-Cummings model, advancing single-photon source technology.

Findings

Photon antibunching is robust against various system imperfections.

Kerr nonlinearity enhances the purity and brightness of single-photon sources.

The scheme differs fundamentally from non-Kerr-based antibunching methods.

Abstract

Universal photon blockade in a two-mode Jaynes-Cummings model incorporating third-order Kerr nonlinearity is demonstrated with a single two-level atom coupled to a waveguide microcavity. Realization of this universal photon blockade is attributed to the cooperative effects of field-atom coupling and Kerr nonlinearity. More importantly, this antibunching is found to be robust against the atomic spontaneous emission, driving field strength, and defect-induced cavity mode coupling. The strong antibunching effect in this resonance-driven scheme is essentially different from those without Kerr nonlinearity. Moreover, this work expands the platform for achieving universal photon blockade and reveals the cooperative advantages of nonlinearities in enhancing the purity and brightness of single-photon sources, representing a novel strategy toward high-performance single-photon sources in integrated quantum optical devices.