Giant-Atom-Induced High-Order Output Zeros in a Coupled-Cavity Array

Abstract:Coherent perfect absorption, zero transmission and zero reflection are several scattering phenomena governed by interference engineering in Hermitian and non-Hermitian systems. Higher-order coherent perfect absorption can significantly broaden the absorption bandwidth, while existing implementations rely on scattering zero degeneracy induced by exceptional points or additional momentum-dependent phase delays introduced in incident waves. We propose a scheme where a giant atom couples to a one-dimensional coupled-cavity array at two spatially separated sites. The spatially separated coupling configuration of the giant atom generates tunable nonlocal interference phases that dominate the scattering interference process. We further investigate the zero-reflection and zero-transmission behaviors under single-sided incidence. Remarkably, we find that for certain parameter choices, zero transmission can persist over the entire propagating band, rather than being restricted to a single momentum. Our results reveal that the giant-atom interference mechanism enables bandwidth-enhanced coherent perfect absorption and bandwidth-enhanced zero transmission in the absence of exceptional points and incident momentum-dependent phase delays. Our work provides a physical route for coherent wave manipulation in coupled-cavity quantum networks.

arXiv:2609.21560 [quant-ph]

(or arXiv:2609.21560v1 [quant-ph] for this version)

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