Photon Correlation Signals in Coupled-Cavity Polaritons Created by Entangled Light

We study theoretically a photon-coincidence counting technique aimed at measuring the entanglement between two optical cavities connected by an optical waveguide. Delocalized doubly excited polariton states can be selectively probed by two-photon absorption of an entangled photon pair generated by spontaneous parametric down-conversion with a narrowband pump. Deviations from unity of the second-order correlation function g((2))(tau) of photons emitted from remote cavities reveal intercavity correlations. The coincidence counting signal in the frequency domain reveals the transition frequencies between single-polariton states and between single polaritons and tripolaritons. High-frequency spectral features arise from the counter-rotating terms in the cavity-molecule coupling, rendering them a direct signature for the ultrastrong coupling regime in cavity quantum electrodynamics.

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In this study, we theoretically investigate a photon-coincidence counting technique for measuring the entanglement between two optical cavities connected by an optical waveguide. Through the selective probe of delocalized doubly excited polariton states, we analyze the second-order correlation function of emitted photons to reveal intercavity correlations. Moreover, the coincidence counting signal in the frequency domain provides information about the transition frequencies between different polariton states.