Deterministic generation of an on-demand Fock state

Opt Express. 2012 Nov 19;20(24):27198-211. doi: 10.1364/OE.20.027198.

Abstract

We theoretically study the deterministic generation of photon Fock states on-demand using a protocol based on a Jaynes Cummings quantum random walk which includes damping. We then show how each of the steps of this protocol can be implemented in a low temperature solid-state quantum system with a Nitrogen-Vacancy centre in a nanodiamond coupled to a nearby high-Q optical cavity. By controlling the coupling duration between the NV and the cavity via the application of a time dependent Stark shift, and by increasing the decay rate of the NV via stimulated emission depletion (STED) a Fock state with high photon number can be generated on-demand. Our setup can be integrated on a chip and can be accurately controlled.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Equipment Design
  • Light*
  • Lighting / instrumentation*
  • Nanodiamonds / chemistry*
  • Nonlinear Dynamics
  • Optical Devices*
  • Photons*
  • Refractometry / instrumentation*
  • Scattering, Radiation*

Substances

  • Nanodiamonds