Optical cavity as a directional quantum emitter

Single-photon sources are essential for testing fundamental physics and for the development of quantum technologies. In this work, we theoretically investigate a single-photon source based on a two-photon Jaynes-Cummings system, where the cavity works as the quantum emitter rather than the atom. This role reversal provides certain advantages, such as robustness against atomic losses, as the atom remains in its ground state throughout the entire dynamics. This provides higher efficiency, purity, and indistinguishability compared to sources based on the usual JC model under the same parameter conditions in both models. Another advantage of this system is the possibility of direct conversion of a coherent excitation pulse with one photon on average to a single-photon pulse with efficiency, purity, and indistinguishability above $90%$. Since the entire excitation pulse is consumed in the generation of a single photon, the system also minimizes energy waste. The potential for implementing the two-photon JC model across different platforms expands the possibilities for controlled single-photon generation in applications in quantum information processing and computation.