Electrical-control of third-order nonlinearity via Fano interference


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Eren Mol D., Asrın Üzgüç İ., Eyüpoğlu U., Atar K., Taşkıran S., Aytas T. T., ...Daha Fazla

Journal of physics. Condensed matter : an Institute of Physics journal, cilt.38, sa.8, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 38 Sayı: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2026
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1088/1361-648x/ae4439
  • Dergi Adı: Journal of physics. Condensed matter : an Institute of Physics journal
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Chemical Abstracts Core, Chimica, Compendex, INSPEC, MEDLINE
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Fano resonance, plasmonic, third harmonic generation
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Programmable photonic computers necessitate the integration of electrically-tunable compact components into the photonic devices. In the state-of-the-art photonic quantum computers (PQCs), phase-shift and displacement gates can be implemented in an electrically-programmable way. An efficient PQC, however, necessitates also the tuning of third or higher order nonlinearity for implementing continuous-variable gates at a shorter sequence. Here, we demonstrate that such an optical component can be designed using Fano interference and Stark effect in a nonlinear nano-plasmonic system. We study the coupling of a broadband bright plasmon mode to a narrow linewidth quantum object(s), QO(s). We show that by shifting the level-spacing of the QO via Stark effect, one can continuously tune the third-order nonlinearity gate within a picosecond response time. We also present finite-difference time domain simulations that take the retardation effects into account. In addition, we also show that enhancement due to Fano interference degrades if the QOs are positioned randomly as each QO introduces different phases. This reveals the importance of the spatial extent of the QO-ensemble to be employed in the experiments.