Quantum antibunching in nonlinear couplers: a phase space approach using the positive P-representation
Quantum antibunching, vital for single-photon sources, enables applications in quantum technology, such as secure communication and quantum computing. This study investigates photon antibunching generation in a Nonlinear coupler (NLC) comprising two coupled waveguides: one linear and one with the second-order nonlinearity. Each waveguide is excited by a coherent laser source, with the second harmonic generation enhancing antibunching. Using the Schrödinger picture, the system's Hamiltonian is transformed into a master equation via the Liouville–von Neumann equation.