Dynamically encircling an exceptional point in a real quantum system

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2002.06798v1
• Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 06:41:17 GMT
• Title: Dynamically encircling an exceptional point in a real quantum system
• Authors: Wenquan Liu, Yang Wu, Chang-Kui Duan, Xing Rong and Jiangfeng Du
• Abstract summary: The exceptional point, known as the non-Hermitian degeneracy, has special topological structure. Here we experimentally demonstrate dynamically encircling the exceptional point with a single nitrogen-vacancy center in diamond. Our work reveals the topological structure of the exceptional point and paves the way to comprehensively explore the exotic properties of non-Hermitian Hamiltonians in the quantum regime.
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• Abstract: The exceptional point, known as the non-Hermitian degeneracy, has special topological structure, leading to various counterintuitive phenomena and novel applications, which are refreshing our cognition of quantum physics. One particularly intriguing behavior is the mode switch phenomenon induced by dynamically encircling an exceptional point in the parameter space. While these mode switches have been explored in classical systems, the experimental investigation in the quantum regime remains elusive due to the difficulty of constructing time-dependent non-Hermitian Hamiltonians in a real quantum system. Here we experimentally demonstrate dynamically encircling the exceptional point with a single nitrogen-vacancy center in diamond. The time-dependent non-Hermitian Hamiltonians are realized utilizing a dilation method. Both the asymmetric and symmetric mode switches have been observed. Our work reveals the topological structure of the exceptional point and paves the way to comprehensively explore the exotic properties of non-Hermitian Hamiltonians in the quantum regime.

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