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Exceptional points are complex branching singularities of non-Hermitian bands that have lately attracted considerable interest, particularly in non-Hermitian photonics. In this article, we review some recent developments in non-Hermitian…

Optics · Physics 2023-10-31 Haiyu Meng , Yee Sin Ang , Ching Hua Lee

The exotic physics emerging in non-Hermitian systems with balanced distributions of gain and loss has drawn a great deal of attention in recent years. These systems exhibit phase transitions and exceptional point singularities in their…

Optics · Physics 2021-03-17 Arik Bergman , Robert Duggan , Kavita Sharma , Moshe Tur , Avi Zadok , Andrea Alu

Exceptional points in non-Hermitian systems have recently been shown to possess nontrivial topological properties, and to give rise to many exotic physical phenomena. However, most studies thus far have focused on isolated exceptional…

Optics · Physics 2019-02-21 Hengyun Zhou , Jong Yeon Lee , Shang Liu , Bo Zhen

Non-conservative physical systems admit a special kind of spectral degeneracy, known as exceptional point (EP), at which eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the corresponding non-Hermitian Hamiltonian coalesce. Dynamical parametric encircling…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-10-21 Alexey Galda , Valerii M. Vinokur

Exceptional points (EPs) represent a distinct type of spectral singularity in non-Hermitian systems, and intriguing physics concepts have been studied with optical EPs recently. As a system beyond photonics, the mechanical oscillators…

Optics · Physics 2023-02-09 Ning Wu , Kaiyu Cui , Qiancheng Xu , Xue Feng , Fang Liu , Wei Zhang , Yidong Huang

We investigate the dynamics of nonclassical states of light in coupled optical structures and we demonstrate a number of intriguing features associated with such arrangements. By diagonalizing the system's Hamiltonian, we show that these…

Non-Hermitian physics has unlocked a wealth of unconventional wave phenomena beyond the reach of Hermitian systems, with exceptional points (EPs) driving enhanced sensitivity, nonreciprocal transport, and topological behavior unique to…

Many quantum systems exhibit high sensitivity to their initial conditions, where microscopic quantum fluctuations can significantly influence macroscopic observables. Understanding how quantum states may influence the behavior of nonlinear…

Non-Hermitian optical systems with parity-time (PT) symmetry have recently revealed many intriguing prospects that outperform conservative structures. The prevous works are mostly rooted in complex arrangements with controlled gain-loss…

Optics · Physics 2019-11-13 Yue Jiang , Yefeng Mei , Ying Zuo , Yanhua Zhai , Jensen Li , Jianming Wen , Shengwang Du

Non-Hermitian physics predicts open quantum system dynamics with unique topological features such as exceptional points and the non-Hermitian skin effect. We show that this new paradigm of topological systems can serve as probes for bulk…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-08-28 Saubhik Sarkar , Francesco Ciccarello , Angelo Carollo , Abolfazl Bayat

We analyze the guided modes in coupled waveguides made of negative-index materials without gain or loss. We show that it supports non-Hermitian phenomenon on the existence of guided mode versus geometric parameters of the structure. The…

Optics · Physics 2023-04-26 Li-Ting Wu , Xin-Zhe Zhang , Ru-Zhi Luo , Jing Chen

We first show the realization of exceptional points in a non-Hermitian superconducting system based on a conventional superconductor and then demonstrate that, surprisingly, the system hosts odd-frequency pairing, solely generated by the…

Superconductivity · Physics 2022-03-08 Jorge Cayao , Annica M. Black-Schaffer

Although non-Hermitian dynamics near exceptional points (EPs) provide a route to accelerated entanglement generation, entanglement can also be generated far from EPs at comparable or even higher rates. However, the behavior of such…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-21 Hamid Sakhouf , Peng Xue

Open-dissipative systems obeying parity-time ($\mathcal{PT}$) symmetry are capable of demonstrating oscillatory dynamics akin to the conservative systems. In contrast to limit cycle solutions characteristic of nonlinear systems, the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-09-01 I. Chestnov , Y. G. Rubo , A. Nalitov , A. Kavokin

Optical parametric amplification/oscillation provide a powerful tool for coherent light generation in spectral regions inaccessible to lasers. Parametric gain is based on a frequency {\it down-conversion} process, and thus it can not be…

Optics · Physics 2016-05-04 Stefano Longhi

We describe a diagrammatic technique for non-Hermitian fermionic systems that is applicable in the steady state, and which allows addressing correlations effects by systematic expansion. Applying this method to exceptional points or rings,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-01-29 Johan Carlström

By preparing a sensor system around isolated exceptional points, one can obtain a great enhancement of the sensitivity benefiting from the non-Hermiticity. However, this comes at the cost of reduction of the flexibility of the system, which…

The interplay between topology, dissipation and nonlinearities can give rise to a wealth of new phenomena and pave the way for novel topological lasers, sensors and other quantum devices. Along these lines, we propose here an optomechanical…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-02-06 Wojciech Brzezicki , Timo Hyart , Francesco Massel

Non-Hermitian systems can manifest rich static and dynamical properties at their exceptional points (EPs). Here, we identify yet another class of distinct phenomena that is hinged on EPs, namely, the emergence of a series of non-Hermitian…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-04-03 Zuo Wang , Liang He

Exceptional points (EPs) are degeneracies of non-Hermitian systems, where both eigenvalues and eigenvectors coalesce. Classical and quantum systems exhibiting high-order EPs have recently been identified as fundamental building blocks for…