Weak anharmonicity sensing by single- and two-photon drives
- URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2509.19891v1
- Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2025 08:39:47 GMT
- Title: Weak anharmonicity sensing by single- and two-photon drives
- Authors: Shi-Yu Zeng, Chao-Qun Ai, Xi Cheng, Ming-Wei Yan, Xun-Wei Xu,
- Abstract summary: We propose a scheme for sensing the weak Kerr nonlinearity in an optical cavity by both single- and two-photon drives.<n>We show that the mean photon number around the CP induced by the two-photon drive sensitively depends on the Kerr coefficient in the optical cavity.<n>We demonstrate that the single-photon drive provides an effective way to suppress the quantum noise and improve the signal-to-noise ratio.
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- Abstract: The optical cavity undergoes a quantum phase transition when the strength of a two-photon drive exceeds a critical point (CP), and the great sensitivity of CP in sensing has been recognized. However, these methodologies are customized to sense linear perturbations, and quantum noise is divergent at the CP. Here, we propose a scheme for sensing the weak Kerr nonlinearity in an optical cavity by both single- and two-photon drives, based on the CP for phase transition. We show that the mean photon number around the CP induced by the two-photon drive sensitively depends on the Kerr coefficient in the optical cavity, so that the weak anharmonicity in the optical cavity can be measured sensitively by detecting the mean photon number. Moreover, we demonstrate that the single-photon drive provides an effective way to suppress the quantum noise and improve the signal-to-noise ratio. This scheme can be applied to detecting the weak nonlinear interactions in a wide range of optical systems.
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