Conference Proceedings
Phase transitions in photonic cavities: exact vs. mean-field
Melissa Makin, Jared Cole, Charles Tahan, Andrew Greentree, Lloyd Hollenberg
2008 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY | IEEE | Published : 2008
Abstract
A system of photonic cavities, each of which contains a single two level system, is a novel system in which to explore the boundary between quantum optics and condensed matter [1, 2, 3]. We examine this system by comparing results found using the mean-field approximation with exact diagonalisation techniques for small systems (up to six cavities), and find a good match between the quantum phase transition diagram for systems with the same number of nearest neighbours [4]. We thereby provide a pathway between proof-of-concept experiments, and complete photonic phase transition devices. © 2008 IEEE.
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Awarded by Army Research Office (ARO)
Awarded by Australian Research Council Queen Elizabeth II Fellowship
Awarded by Australian Research Council Australian Professorial Fellowship
Funding Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the Australian Research Council, the Australian Government and by the US National Security Agency (NSA), Advanced Research and Development Activity (ARDA) and the Army Research Office (ARO) under Contract No. W911NF-04-1-0290. ADG is the recipient of an Australian Research Council Queen Elizabeth II Fellowship (project number DP0880466), LCLH is the recipient of an Australian Research Council Australian Professorial Fellowship (project number DP0770715).