Dynamics of a Quantum Emitter Coupled to a Metal Nanostructure in the Presence of External Resonant Field

Abstract

The relaxation dynamics of a quantum dipole emitter coupled to a metal nanostructure in the presence of an external resonant pump field is studied. It was found that in the mode of weak pumping, the phase of the response from a metallic nanostructure plays a key role in the dynamics of the quantum dipole emitter and allows one to control the fluorescence process. It is shown that when the phase shift is set close to π/2, the quantum emitter makes a quick transition into the ground state, then slowly passes into a superposition state with a small probability to remain in an excited state. Meanwhile, in the case of phase shift values close to 3π/2, the system relaxes into a stationary superposition state where the probability to be in the excited state is close to unity. It was established that the dynamics of the system also depends on the intensity of the external field and with the amplification of the latter, the system enters into the mode of the asymmetric Rabi oscillations.