Second harmonic phase locking and synchronization blockade in quadratically coupled driven quantum van der Pol oscillators

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2608.29185v1
• Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2026 10:36:42 GMT
• Title: Second harmonic phase locking and synchronization blockade in quadratically coupled driven quantum van der Pol oscillators
• Abstract summary: We investigate the dynamics of a quadratically coupled system under the influence of an external drive applied to the second oscillator.<n>Our analysis reveals a synchronization blockade, characterized by the complete suppression of conventional 1:1 phase-locking with the drive.<n>A classical mean-field analysis of the corresponding equations of motion reproduces this asymmetric phase-locking geometry.
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• Abstract: We investigate the dynamics of a quadratically coupled system under the influence of an external drive applied to the second oscillator, where the coupling facilitates a high-order synchronization with phase-locking emerging in the form of 2:1 between the oscillators. Our analysis reveals a synchronization blockade in the first oscillator, characterized by the complete suppression of conventional 1:1 phase-locking with the drive. In contrast, we observe that the directly driven second oscillator synchronizes with the drive, showing 1:1 phase-locking but notably at second harmonic frequency. A classical mean-field analysis of the corresponding equations of motion reproduces this asymmetric phase-locking geometry which demonstrates that the phase-locking structure itself can be understood from the nonlinear classical dynamics. The quantum analysis, however, reveals the microscopic origin of the synchronization blockade. Furthermore, we show that the system exhibits mutual synchronization when both the oscillators satisfies the resonance condition, enabling coherent energy exchange facilitated by nonlinear quadratic coupling. The mutual synchronization shows synchronized regimes and also subtle suppression of synchronized regimes near resonance occurring due to spectral splitting of the energy states. Using perturbation analysis of the master equation within the low excitation subspace, we analyze steady-state phase distribution and synchronization measures, supported by population statistics and spectral responses. We also propose possible experimental realizations in trapped-ions and optomechanical setups. These findings highlight the crucial role of quadratic coupling in enabling nonclassical synchronization phenomena, offering deeper insights for quantum control strategies and the development of quantum information platforms.

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