title: Three-photon correlations in a strongly driven atom-cavity system.
abstract: The quantum dynamics of a strongly driven, strongly coupled single-atom-cavity system is studied by evaluating time-dependent second- and third-order correlations of the emitted photons. The coherent energy exchange, first, between the atom and the cavity mode, and second, between the atom-cavity system and the driving laser, is observed. Three-photon detections show an asymmetry in time, a consequence of the breakdown of detailed balance. The results are in good agreement with theory and are a first step towards the control of a quantum trajectory at larger driving strength.
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Hans-Kopfermann-Straße 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany. markus.koch@mpq.mpg.de
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koch
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sames
authors.forename: Maximilian
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Balbach
authors.forename: Haytham
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chibani
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kubanek
authors.forename: Karim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Murr
authors.forename: Tatjana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wilk
authors.forename: Gerhard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rempe