arXiv · 2207.12134
Optoelectronic control of atomic bistability with graphene
Abstract
We explore the emergence and active control of optical bistability in a two-level atom near a graphene sheet. Our theory incorporates self-interaction of the optically-driven atom and its coupling to electromagnetic vacuum modes, both of which are sensitive to the electrically-tunable interband transition threshold in graphene. We show that electro-optical bistability and hysteresis can manifest in the intensity, spectrum, and quantum statistics of the light emitted by the atom, which undergoes critical slow-down to steady-state. The optically-driven atom-graphene interaction constitutes a platform for active control of driven atomic systems in quantum coherent control and atomic physics.
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Mikkel Have Eriksen, Jakob E. Olsen, Christian Wolff, Joel D. Cox. 2022-07-25. Optoelectronic control of atomic bistability with graphene. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.129.253602
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