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Exact Quantum Electrodynamics of Radiative Photonic Environments
Ben Yuen1, Angela Demetriadou1
1School of Physics and Astronomy, <a href="https://ror.org/03angcq70">University of Birmingham</a>, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom.
Abstract:
We present a comprehensive second quantization scheme for radiative photonic devices. We canonically quantize the continuum of photonic eigenmodes by transforming them into a discrete set of pseudomodes that provide a complete and exact description of quantum emitters interacting with electromagnetic environments. This method avoids all reservoir approximations and offers new insights into quantum correlations, accurately capturing all non-Markovian dynamics. This method overcomes challenges in quantizing non-Hermitian systems and is applicable to diverse nanophotonic geometries.
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