Sisyphus Thermalization of Photons in a Cavity-Coupled Double Quantum Dot

Gullans MJ, Stehlik J, Liu YY, Eichler C, Petta JR, Taylor JM (2016)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2016

Journal

Physical Review Letters American Physical Society

Book Volume: 117

Article Number: 056801

Journal Issue: 5

DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.056801

Abstract

We investigate the nonclassical states of light that emerge in a microwave resonator coupled to a periodically driven electron in a nanowire double quantum dot (DQD). Under certain drive configurations, we find that the resonator approaches a thermal state at the temperature of the surrounding substrate with a chemical potential given by a harmonic of the drive frequency. Away from these thermal regions we find regions of gain and loss, where the system can lase, or regions where the DQD acts as a single-photon source. These effects are observable in current devices and have broad utility for quantum optics with microwave photons.

Authors with CRIS profile

Christopher Eichler

Involved external institutions

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) US United States (USA) (US) Princeton University US United States (USA) (US)

How to cite

APA:

Gullans, M.J., Stehlik, J., Liu, Y.-Y., Eichler, C., Petta, J.R., & Taylor, J.M. (2016). Sisyphus Thermalization of Photons in a Cavity-Coupled Double Quantum Dot. Physical Review Letters, 117(5). https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.056801

MLA:

Gullans, M. J., et al. "Sisyphus Thermalization of Photons in a Cavity-Coupled Double Quantum Dot." Physical Review Letters 117.5 (2016).

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