We propose a scheme to generate nonreciprocal photon blockade in a stationary whispering gallery microresonator system based on two physical mechanisms. One of the two mechanisms is inspired by recent work [Phys. Rev. Lett.128, 083604 (2022)10.1103/PhysRevLett.128.083604], where the quantum squeezing caused by parametric interaction not only shifts the optical frequency of propagating mode but also enhances its optomechanical coupling, resulting in a nonreciprocal conventional photon blockade phenomenon. On the other hand, we also give another mechanism to generate stronger nonreciprocity of photon correlation according to the destructive quantum interference. Comparing these two strategies, the required nonlinear strength of parametric interaction in the second one is smaller, and the broadband squeezed vacuum field used to eliminate thermalization noise is no longer needed. All analyses and optimal parameter relations are further verified by numerically simulating the quantum master equation. Our proposed scheme opens a new avenue for achieving the nonreciprocal single photon source without stringent requirements, which may have critical applications in quantum communication, quantum information processing, and topological photonics.

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.493208DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

photon blockade
12
nonreciprocal photon
8
parametric interaction
8
photon
5
quantum
5
squeezing-induced nonreciprocal
4
blockade optomechanical
4
optomechanical microresonator
4
microresonator propose
4
propose scheme
4

Similar Publications

PD-L1 peptides in cancer immunoimaging and immunotherapy.

J Control Release

January 2025

College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China. Electronic address:

The interaction between programmed death protein 1 (PD-1) and programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) constitutes a critical immune checkpoint pathway that leads to immune tolerance in cancer cells and impacts antitumor treatment. Monoclonal antibody blockade of the PD-L1 immunoinhibitory pathway has demonstrated significant and lasting clinical antitumor responses. Furthermore, PD-L1 serves as an important biomarker for predicting the effectiveness of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs).

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Molecular Imaging of Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes in Living Animals Using a Novel mCD3 Fibronectin Scaffold.

Bioconjug Chem

January 2025

Canary Center for Cancer Early Detection, Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California 94304, United States.

The interaction between cancer cells and immune cells in the tumor microenvironment (TME) plays a crucial role in determining tumor growth, metastasis, and response to treatment. Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) in TME could be a predictive marker for treatment response in various therapeutic interventions, including chemotherapy and immunotherapy. Thus, imaging the tumor immune microenvironment is important for selecting the optimal treatment strategies in cancer therapy.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

A novel nanomedicine integrating ferroptosis and photothermal therapy, well-suitable for PD-L1-mediated immune checkpoint blockade.

Mater Today Bio

December 2024

Key Laboratory of Molecular Cytogenetics and Genetic Breeding of Heilongjiang Province, College of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, 150025, China.

Immunotherapy based on immune checkpoint blockade has emerged as a promising treatment strategy; however, the therapeutic efficacy is limited by the immunosuppressive microenvironment. Here, we developed a novel immune-activated nanoparticle (Fc-SS-Fe/Cu) to address the issue of insufficient immune infiltration. Specifically, the structure of Fc-SS-Fe/Cu collapsed in response to the tumor microenvironment, the ferrocene and disulfide bonds and the released Fe/Cu ions can effectively generate ·OH and deplete GSH to increase oxidative stress, thereby inducing ferroptosis.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

We have achieved a conventional photon blockade and two-photon blockade in a second-order nonlinear system with a two-level atom embedded in a high-frequency cavity. The physical mechanisms behind the implementation of both types of photon blockade are explained, and analytical conditions for achieving a conventional photon blockade are derived, which are consistent with the numerical solutions of the master equation in the steady-state limit. By appropriately setting the system parameters, we can achieve simultaneous conventional photon blockade in the high-frequency cavity and two-photon blockade in the low-frequency cavity.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

We propose a theoretical scheme for dipole exchange-induced grating (DEIG) based on a hybrid coherent atomic system. The system consists of an ultra-cold rubidium (Rb) atomic ensemble and movable Rydberg spin atoms. The optical response of the grating appears as a superposition of three- and four-level configurations, which is similar to the cooperative optical nonlinearity caused by the dipole blockade effect.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!