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arXiv:1011.3296 · Physical Review A

Input-output formalism for few-photon transport in one-dimensional nanophotonic waveguides coupled to a qubit

Shanhui Fan, Şükrü Ekin Kocabaş, Jung‐Tsung Shen

Published Dec 17, 2010• 278 citations
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Abstract

We extend the input-output formalism of quantum optics to analyze few-photon transport in waveguides with an embedded qubit. We provide explicit analytical derivations for one- and two-photon scattering matrix elements based on operator equations in the Heisenberg picture.
DOI
10.1103/physreva.82.063821

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