Enhanced Sensitivity near a Quantum Exceptional Point in the Absence of Engineered Dissipation

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2606.16060v1
• Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2026 23:20:55 GMT
• Title: Enhanced Sensitivity near a Quantum Exceptional Point in the Absence of Engineered Dissipation
• Abstract summary: Non-Hermitian systems exhibit phenomena absent from Hermitian systems, including exceptional points (EPs)<n>We realize a closed four-mode quantum system that emulates the dynamics of a PT dimer.<n>We observe enhanced sensitivity near the EP in a non-quantum-limited regime.
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• Abstract: Non-Hermitian systems exhibit phenomena absent from Hermitian systems, including exceptional points (EPs), at which two or more eigenvectors coalesce. Conventional implementations rely on gain and loss, which strongly limit quantum coherence. Here, following a proposal by Wang and Clerk (PRA 2019), we realize a closed four-mode quantum system that emulates the dynamics of a PT dimer - two coupled resonators with balanced gain and loss - without engineered dissipation. The four modes are implemented as harmonics of a superconducting coplanar-waveguide resonator, with parametric couplings engineered using a current-pumped SNAIL. We use this device as a sensor for small variations in the PT dimer coupling strength. From signal-to-noise-ratio measurements, we observe enhanced sensitivity near the EP in a non-quantum-limited regime.

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