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Vacuum Rabi Splitting of a Single Nitrogen-Vacancy Center Coupled to a Photonic Crystal Nanocavity

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We propose a hybrid cavity quantum electrodynamics system consisting of a nitrogen-vacancy center driven by two-tone field in a photonic crystal nanocavity and investigate the hybrid system operating in the weak, intermediate, and strong coupling regimes of the light-matter interaction via comparing the coupling strength and the cavity decay rate between nitrogen-vacancy and photonic crystal nanocavity cavity. The results indicate that the strong coupling interaction manifested by vacuum Rabi splitting in the absorption with manipulating the coupling strength under different parameter regimes. This study provides a promising platform for understanding the dynamics of hybrid cavity quantum electrodynamics systems and paving the way toward on-chip nanophotonic devices.

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Acknowledgements

This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos:11647001 and 11804004), Project funded by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No:2020 M681973) and Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation (No:1708085QA11).

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Hua-Jun Chen is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos:11647001 and 11804004), Project funded by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No:2020 M681973) and Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation (No:1708085QA11).

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Hua-Jun Chen developed the idea of the study, established the model establishment, and gave constructive discussions. Jiang-Yong Yang was a major contributor in writing the manuscript, and finished the revised manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Yang, J., Chen, H. Vacuum Rabi Splitting of a Single Nitrogen-Vacancy Center Coupled to a Photonic Crystal Nanocavity. Int J Theor Phys 60, 3188–3196 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10773-021-04874-1

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