Multimode-polariton superradiance via Floquet engineering

Johansen, Christian H.; Lang, Johannes; Morales, Andrea; Baumgärtner, Alexander; Donner, Tobias; Piazza, Francesco

doi:10.21468/SciPostPhys.12.3.094

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Multimode-polariton superradiance via Floquet engineering

Christian Høj Johansen, Johannes Lang, Andrea Morales, Alexander Baumgärtner, Tobias Donner, Francesco Piazza

SciPost Phys. 12, 094 (2022) · published 16 March 2022

doi: 10.21468/SciPostPhys.12.3.094
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Abstract

We consider an ensemble of ultracold bosonic atoms within a near-planar cavity, driven by a far detuned laser whose phase is modulated at a frequency comparable to the transverse cavity mode spacing. We show that a strong, dispersive atom-photon coupling can be reached for many transverse cavity modes at once. The resulting Floquet polaritons involve a superposition of a set of cavity modes with a density excitation of the atomic cloud. The mutual interactions between these modes lead to distinct avoided crossings between the polaritons. Increasing the laser drive intensity, a low-lying multimode Floquet polariton softens and eventually becomes undamped, corresponding to the transition to a superradiant, self-organized phase. We demonstrate the stability of the stationary state for a broad range of parameters.

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AB  - We consider an ensemble of ultracold bosonic atoms within a near-planar cavity, driven by a far detuned laser whose phase is modulated at a frequency comparable to the transverse cavity mode spacing. We show that a strong, dispersive atom-photon coupling can be reached for many transverse cavity modes at once. The resulting Floquet polaritons involve a superposition of a set of cavity modes with a density excitation of the atomic cloud. The mutual interactions between these modes lead to distinct avoided crossings between the polaritons. Increasing the laser drive intensity, a low-lying multimode Floquet polariton softens and eventually becomes undamped, corresponding to the transition to a superradiant, self-organized phase. We demonstrate the stability of the stationary state for a broad range of parameters.
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¹ Christian H. Johansen,
¹ Johannes Lang,
² Andrea Morales,
² Alexander Baumgärtner,
² Tobias Donner,
¹ Francesco Piazza

Funder for the research work leading to this publication

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung / Swiss National Science Foundation [SNF]