Engineering Non-Hermitian Quantum Evolution Using a Hermitian Bath Environment

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2507.16286v1
• Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2025 07:14:05 GMT
• Title: Engineering Non-Hermitian Quantum Evolution Using a Hermitian Bath Environment
• Authors: Mahmoud A. Selim, Max Ehrhardt, Yuqiang Ding, Qi Zhong, Armando Perez Leija, Konstantinos G. Makris, Ramy El Ganainy, Sahin K. Ozdemir, Matthias Heinrich, Alexander Szameit, Demetrios N. Christodoulides, Mercedeh Khajavikhan,
• Abstract summary: Engineering quantum bath networks through non-Hermitian subsystem Hamiltonians has emerged as a promising strategy for qubit cooling, state stabilization, and fault-tolerant quantum computation.<n>We introduce a systematic framework for constructing non-Hermitian subsystems within entirely Hermitian photonic platforms.<n>In particular, controlled exponential decay absorption without actual loss is realized in finite 1-D waveguide chains through discrete-to-continuum coupling and Lanczos transformations.
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• Abstract: Engineering quantum bath networks through non-Hermitian subsystem Hamiltonians has recently emerged as a promising strategy for qubit cooling, state stabilization, and fault-tolerant quantum computation. However, scaling these systems while maintaining precise control over their complex interconnections, especially in the optical domain, poses significant challenges in both theoretical modeling and physical implementation. In this work, drawing on principles from quantum and mathematical physics, we introduce a systematic framework for constructing non-Hermitian subsystems within entirely Hermitian photonic platforms. In particular, controlled exponential decay without actual absorption loss is realized in finite 1-D waveguide chains through discrete-to-continuum coupling and Lanczos transformations. Using this new methodology, we implement parity-time symmetric quantum systems and experimentally demonstrate that these artificial bath environments accurately replicate the dynamics of non-Hermitian arrangements in both single- and multi-photon excitation regimes. Since the non-Hermitian subsystem response deterministically arises from an artificially built Hermitian bath, the quantum evolution can be monitored via post-selection in this fully conservative configuration. This approach bridges the gap between theoretical models and experimental realizations, thus paving the way for exploiting quantum bath engineering in advanced information processing and emerging quantum technologies.

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