On the analogy between the classical wave optics and the quantum wave phenomena

TL;DR

This paper explores the analogy between classical wave optics and quantum wave phenomena, demonstrating a correspondence through an exactly solvable model involving light transfer in waveguides and electron transfer in quantum dots.

Contribution

It introduces a novel analogy between wave optics and quantum mechanics, providing an exactly solvable model to illustrate the correspondence.

Findings

Established a clear analogy between optical and quantum transfer processes.

Demonstrated the model's exact solvability and practical relevance.

Highlighted potential applications in quantum and optical device design.

Abstract

A striking correspondence between the effects of an auxiliary-mode-assisted transfer of light power between two waveguides and an auxiliary-state-assisted transfer of an electron between two quantum dots is highlighted by the example of an exactly solvable model.