2005/11/11 by Andrew D. Greentree, J. Salzman, Steven Prawer +1 · 1 citation
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Mechanical and Optical Resonators #Photonic Crystals and Applications #Photonic and Optical Devices #quant-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physreva.73.013818
published as Phys. Rev. A 73, 013818 (2006) · 6 pages, 5 figures, 1 table
arxiv created 2005/11/11 · openalex publication_date 2006/01/26 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Photonic-band-gap cavities are prime solid-state systems to investigate light-matter interactions in the strong coupling regime. However, as the cavity is defined by the geometry of the periodic dielectric pattern, cavity control in a monolithic structure can be problematic. Thus, either the state coherence is limited by the read-out channel, or in a high-Q cavity, it is nearly decoupled from the external world, making measurement of the state extremely challenging. We present here a method for ameliorating these difficulties by using a coupled cavity arrangement, where one cavity acts as a switch for the other cavity, tuned by control of the atomic transition.