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    • Optics and Photonics
    • Quantum Electrodynamics
    • Nanophotonics

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    • Ideal optical cavities confine light in three dimensions.
    • Waveguides are crucial components in photonic integrated circuits.
    • Cavity quantum electrodynamics (cQED) explores light-matter interactions within optical cavities.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the formation of a two-dimensional optical cavity using a cylindrical waveguide and a dipole emitter.
    • To analyze the impact of this self-formed cavity on dipole radiation characteristics.
    • To evaluate the potential for accessing strong and weak coupling regimes in cQED.

    Main Methods:

    • Theoretical modeling of a dipole-cylindrical-waveguide system.
    • Analysis of cavity resonance modes and their effect on radiation.
    • Calculation of Q-factor and modal volume for the self-formed cavity.

    Main Results:

    • A cylindrical waveguide with an on-interface dipole can create a two-dimensional self-formed cavity.
    • Cavity resonance modes enhance dipole radiation by suppressing skew rays.
    • The Q-factor and modal volume were theoretically evaluated for this system.

    Conclusions:

    • The dipole-cylindrical-waveguide system forms a functional two-dimensional optical cavity.
    • This cavity design offers a method to improve radiation efficiency and control coupling regimes in cQED.
    • The findings enable new possibilities for manipulating light-matter interactions at the quantum level.