English

Chiral waveguide optomechanics: first order quantum phase transitions with $\mathbb{Z}_3$ symmetry breaking/

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2021-01-04 v3 Optics Quantum Physics

Abstract

We present a direct mapping between the quantum optomechanical problem of the atoms harmonically trapped in the vicinity of a chiral waveguide and a generalized quantum Rabi model and discuss the analogy between the self-organization of atomic chains in photonic structures and Dicke-like quantum phase transitions in the ultrastrong coupling regime. We extend the class of the superradiant phase transitions for the systems possessing Z3\mathbb{Z}_3 rather than parity Z2\mathbb{Z}_2 symmetry and demonstrate the emergence of the multicomponent Schrodinger cat ground states in these systems.

Keywords

Cite

@article{arxiv.2009.01289,
  title  = {Chiral waveguide optomechanics: first order quantum phase transitions with $\mathbb{Z}_3$ symmetry breaking/},
  author = {Denis Sedov and Valerii Kozin and Ivan Iorsh},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2009.01289},
  year   = {2021}
}