Multiple electromagnetically induced transparency without a control field in an atomic array coupled to a waveguide

Abstract

We investigate multiple electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) in a waveguide quantum electrodynamics (wQED) system containing an atom array. By analyzing the effective Hamiltonian of the system, we find that in terms of the single-excitation collective states, a properly designed $N$-atom array can be mapped into a driven ($N+1$)-level system that can produce multiple EIT-type phenomenon. The corresponding scattering spectra of the atom-array wQED system are discussed both in the single-photon sector and beyond the single-photon limit. The most significant feather of this type of EIT scheme is control-field-free, which may provide an alternative way to produce EIT-like phenomenon in wQED system when external control fields are not available. The results given in our paper may provide good guidance for future experiments on multiple EIT without a control field in wQED system.