arXiv:2312.02453 · Physical Review Research

Entangling excitons with microcavity photons

Xuan Zuo, Zhiyuan Fan, Hang Qian, Jie Li

Published Apr 23, 2024• 20 citations

Abstract

We provide a systemic theory to entangle excitons with microcavity photons. This is realized by adopting an exciton-optomechanics system and introducing a nonlinear dispersive interaction with a mechanical oscillator. We show that when either the exciton and cavity modes in the weak-coupling regime, or the two exciton-polariton modes in the strong-coupling regime are, respectively, resonant with the optomechanical Stokes and anti-Stokes sidebands, entanglement between excitons and cavity photons, or between two exciton polaritons, can be established. The entanglement is in the steady state and can potentially be achievable at room temperature. In both cases, genuine tripartite entanglement is shown to be present. Published by the American Physical Society 2024

DOI: 10.1103/physrevresearch.6.023089

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