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IEEE Photonics Conference

Inelastic Resonant Transmission of a Single Photon Through Optical Cavities with the Amplitude Approaching Unity

M. Sumetsky

Published Sep 1, 2018• 0 citations
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Abstract

We identify structures of optical cavities coupled to atoms and mechanical vibrations which enable the inelastic resonant transmission of a single photon approaching unity. These results suggest a way to maximize and control the inelastic transitions of photons in classical and quantum cavity electrodynamics.
DOI
10.1109/ipcon.2018.8527100

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