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The dynamics of vortices in trapped Bose-Einstein condensates are investigated both analytically and numerically. In axially symmetric traps, the critical rotation frequency for the metastability of an isolated vortex coincides with the…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-10-31 David L. Feder , Anatoly A. Svidzinsky , Alexander L. Fetter , Charles W. Clark

We propose a scheme of strong and tunable coupling between a superconducting phase qubit and nanomechanical torsional resonator. In our scheme the torsional resonator directly modulates the largest energy scale (the Josephson coupling…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2010-08-12 Myung-Joong Hwang , Jae-Hyuk Choi , Mahn-Soo Choi

We present a detailed study of vortex core spectroscopy in slightly overdoped Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 using a low temperature scanning tunneling microscope. Inside the vortex core we observe a four-fold symmetric modulation of the local density of…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-11-11 Giorgio Levy , Martin Kugler , Alfred A. Manuel , Oystein Fischer , Ming Li

We experimentally investigate the effects of phase noise on the resonant and non-resonant dynamics of the atom-optics kicked rotor. Employing sinusoidal phase modulation at various frequencies, resonances are found corresponding to periodic…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-11-21 D. H. White , S. K. Ruddell , M. D. Hoogerland

Broad-area semiconductor lasers are employed in many high-power applications, however, their spatio-temporal dynamics is complex and intrinsically unstable due to the interaction of several transverse lasing modes. A dynamical and…

Optics · Physics 2025-07-17 S. Bittner , M. Sciamanna

We study the dynamics of a laser-trapped nanoparticle in high vacuum. Using parametric coupling to an external excitation source, the linewidth of the nanoparticle's oscillation can be reduced by three orders of magnitude. We show that the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-03-14 Jan Gieseler , Marko Spasenovic , Lukas Novotny , Romain Quidant

Spontaneous time-reversal symmetry breaking in superconductors with competing non-degenerate pairing channels is an exotic quantum phase transition that could give rise to robust topological superconductivity and unusual magnetism. It is…

Superconductivity · Physics 2026-04-03 Yin Shi

Materials and devices subject to spatiotemporal modulation of their effective properties have a demonstrated ability to support nonreciprocal transmission of waves. Most notably, spatiotemporally modulated systems can restrict wave…

Applied Physics · Physics 2025-10-06 Jiuda Wu , Behrooz Yousefzadeh

Parametric modulation, valued for its versatility, is widely employed in superconducting circuits for quantum simulations and high-fidelity two-qubit gates. Conventionally, the qubit coupling strength is determined by the amplitude of the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-11-25 Zhuang Ma , Xianke Li , Hongyi Shi , Ruonan Guo , Jianwen Xu , Xinsheng Tan , Yang Yu

We explore a system comprising two oscillators that are coupled to an open channel at distinct locations. The coupling nature can be adjusted to be coherent, dissipative, or a combination of both, controlled by a tunable phase resulting…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-05-21 Jiongjie Wang , Jiang Xiao

Stochastic oscillators based on emerging nanodevices are attractive because of their ultra-low power requirement and ability to exhibit stochastic resonance, a phenomenon where synchronization to weak input signals is enabled due to ambient…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-06-19 Punyashloka Debashis , Aman K. Maskay , Pramey Upadhyaya , Zhihong Chen

We calculate the dynamical fluctuation spectrum of electronic spins in a semiconductor under a steady-state illumination by light containing polarization squeezing correlations. Taking into account quasi-particle lifetime and spin…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-11-13 Eran Ginossar , Yehoshua Levinson , Shimon Levit

We investigated the spin dynamics of a vortex state in a core-shell magnetic nanodisk driven by an oscillating field applied perpendicular to the disk plane by means of micromagnetic simulations. The nanodisk comprises a Py (Fe0.2Ni0.8)…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-08-01 Huirong Zhao , Ruifang Wang

Parametric instabilities are a known feature of periodically driven dynamic systems; at particular frequencies and amplitudes of the driving modulation, the system's quasi-periodic response undergoes a frequency lock-in, leading to a…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2026-05-22 Helen E. Read , Giada Risso , Adel Djellouli , Katia Bertoldi , Arnaud Lazarus

Using the ultra low damping NiMnSb half-Heusler alloy patterned into vortex-state magnetic nano-dots, we demonstrate a new concept of non-volatile memory controlled by the frequency. A perpendicular bias magnetic field is used to split the…

We demonstrate a Raman laser system based on phase modulation technology and phase feedback control. The two laser beams with frequency difference of 6.835 GHz are modulated using electro-optic and acousto-optic modulators, respectively.…

Optics · Physics 2017-03-08 Wei Li , Xiong Pan , Ningfang Song , Xiaobin Xu , Xiangxiang Lu

We study nonlinear resonance of coupled modes in nano-mechanical systems. To reveal the qualitative features of the dynamics, we consider the limiting cases, where the results can be obtained analytically. For 1:3 resonance, we find the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-02-03 O. Shoshani , S. W. Shaw , M. I. Dykman

In this work, we investigate the generation of second harmonic light by gold nanorods and demonstrate that the collected nonlinear intensity depends upon a phase interplay between different modes available in the nanostructure. By recording…

The quantum kicked rotator can be realized in a periodically driven superconducting nanocircuit. A study of the fidelity allows the experimental investigation of exponential instability of quantum motion inside the Ehrenfest time scale,…

Superconductivity · Physics 2007-05-23 Simone Montangero , Alessandro Romito , Giuliano Benenti , Rosario Fazio

We review some recent developments in the theory of rotating atomic gases. These studies have thrown light on the process of nucleation of vortices in regimes where mean-field methods are inadequate. In our review we shall describe and…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2010-03-31 Andreas Nunnenkamp , Ana Maria Rey , Keith Burnett