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Synchronization in quantum systems has been recently studied through persistent oscillations of local observables, which stem from undamped modes of the dissipative dynamics. However, the existence of such modes requires fine-tuning the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-10-14 Yi J. Zhao , Joel E. Moore , Juzar Thingna , Christopher W. Wächtler

Synchronization is one of the paradigmatic phenomena in the study of complex systems. It has been explored theoretically and experimentally mostly to understand natural phenomena, but also in view of technological applications. Although…

We study the synchronization of a van der Pol self-oscillator with Kerr anharmonicity to an external drive. We demonstrate that the anharmonic, discrete energy spectrum of the quantum oscillator leads to multiple resonances in both phase…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-08-22 Niels Lörch , Ehud Amitai , Andreas Nunnenkamp , Christoph Bruder

A paradigm for quantum synchronization is the quantum analog of the Stuart--Landau oscillator, which corresponds to a van der Pol oscillator in the limit of weak (i.e. vanishingly small) nonlinearity. Due to this limitation, the quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-06-22 Yuan Shen , Wai-Keong Mok , Changsuk Noh , Ai Qun Liu , Leong-Chuan Kwek , Weijun Fan , Andy Chia

We implement nonlinear anharmonic interaction in the coupled van der Pol oscillators to investigate the quantum synchronization behaviour of the systems. We study the quantum synchronization in two oscillator models, coupled quantum van der…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-07-27 Niss Thomas , M. Senthilvelan

Synchronization is a major concept in nonlinear physics. In a large number of systems, it is observed at long times for a sinusoidal excitation. In this paper, we design a transiently non-sinusoidal driving to reach the synchronization…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-01-11 François Impens , David Guéry-Odelin

Classically, the tendency towards spontaneous synchronization is strongest if the natural frequencies of the self-oscillators are as close as possible. We show that this wisdom fails in the deep quantum regime, where the uncertainty of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-06-23 Niels Lörch , Simon E. Nigg , Andreas Nunnenkamp , Rakesh P. Tiwari , Christoph Bruder

Incorporating force bounds is crucial for realistic control implementations in physical systems. Here, we investigate the fastest possible synchronisation of a Li\'enard system to its limit cycle using a bounded external force. To tackle…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-12-29 C. Ríos-Monje , C. A. Plata , D. Guéry-Odelin , A. Prados

We investigate the stability of the synchronization manifold in a ring and an open-ended chain of nearest neighbors coupled self-sustained systems, each self-sustained system consisting of multi-limit cycles van der Pol oscillators. Such…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2010-01-24 R. Yamapi , H. G. Enjieu Kadji , G. Filatrella

We employ a quantum trajectory approach to characterize synchronization and phase-locking between open quantum systems in nonequilibrium steady states. We exemplify our proposal for the paradigmatic case of two quantum Van der Pol…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-05-12 Najmeh Es'haqi-Sani , Gonzalo Manzano , Roberta Zambrini , Rosario Fazio

In the absence of external forcing, all trajectories on the phase plane of the van der Pol oscillator tend to a closed, periodic, trajectory -- the limit cycle -- after infinite time. Here, we drive the van der Pol oscillator with an…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2024-10-28 C. Ríos-Monje , C. A. Plata , D. Guéry-Odelin , A. Prados

It is desirable to observe synchronization of quantum systems in the quantum regime, defined by low number of excitations and a highly non-classical steady state of the self-sustained oscillator. Several existing proposals of observing…

Synchronization of quantum nonlinear oscillators has attracted much attention recently. To characterize the quantum oscillatory dynamics, we recently proposed a fully quantum-mechanical definition of the asymptotic phase, which is a key…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2023-02-14 Yuzuru Kato , Hiroya Nakao

Recently, it was shown that dissipative quantum systems with three or more levels are able to synchronize to an external signal, but it was stated that it is not possible for two-level systems as they lack a stable limit cycle in the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-07-01 Álvaro Parra-López , Joakim Bergli

Quantum synchronization (QS) in open many-body systems offers a promising route for controlling collective quantum dynamics, yet existing manipulation schemes often rely on dissipation engineering, which distorts limit cycles, lacks…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-10-14 Shuo Dai , Zeqing Wang , Liang-Liang Wan , Weidong Li , Augusto Smerzi , Ran Qi , Jianwen Jie

A unified approach for analyzing synchronization in coupled systems of autonomous differential equations is presented in this work. Through a careful analysis of the variational equation of the coupled system we establish a sufficient…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2015-05-19 Georgi S. Medvedev

We analyse the properties of the synchronisation transition in a many-body system consisting of quantum van der Pol oscillators with all-to-all coupling using a self-consistent mean-field method. We find that the synchronised state, which…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-11-14 C. Davis-Tilley , C. K. Teoh , A. D. Armour

Synchronization, a ubiquitous phenomenon in classical systems, has recently been extended to the quantum domain. Here, we show quantum synchronization of a bosonic mode exhibiting a Fock state-like limit cycle, manifesting as a steady state…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-29 Fabian Hassler , David Scheer , Samah Saquaque , Steven Kim

Synchronization is ubiquitous in nature at various scales and fields. This phenomenon not only offers a window into the intrinsic harmony of complex systems, but also serves as a robust probe for many-body quantum systems. One such system…

The phenomenon of synchronization, where entities exhibit stable oscillations with aligned frequencies and phases, has been detected in diverse areas of natural science. It plays a crucial role in achieving frequency locking in multiple…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-06-24 Tong Liu , Laura García-Álvarez , Giovanna Tancredi