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Degeneracies of non-Hermitian Hamiltonian i.e., exceptional points (EPs) of parity-time (PT)-symmetric systems have received considerable research attention due to their various possible applications in optical devices. At EPs, at least two…

Optics · Physics 2024-02-05 Priyanka Chaudhary , Akhilesh Kumar Mishra

Exceptional points (EPs) in non-Hermitian systems are singularities where both eigenvalues and eigenvectors coalesce. In scattering systems, EPs correspond to the merging of scattering states, leading to reflectionless (RL) behavior. A…

Optics · Physics 2026-03-13 Zi-Qi Wang , Yuan-Peng Peng , Yi-Pu Wang , J. Q. You

Exceptional point and spectral singularity are two types of singularity that are unique to non-Hermitian systems. Here, we report the high-order spectral singularity as a high-order pole of the scattering matrix for a non-Hermitian…

Optics · Physics 2023-06-12 H. S. Xu , L. C. Xie , L. Jin

We investigate the impact of quantum noise on non-Hermitian resonators at an exceptional point (EP). The system's irreversible Markovian dynamics is modeled using the Lindblad master equation, which accounts for the incoherent pump,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-01-15 Dmitrii N. Maksimov , Andrey A. Bogdanov

As an exclusive feature of a non-Hermitian system, the existence of exceptional points (EPs) depends not only on the details of the Hamiltonian but also on the particle-number filling and the particle statistics. In this paper, we study…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2025-09-24 J. Y. Liu-Sun , Z. Song

Exceptional point (EP) is a spectral singularity in non-Hermitian systems. The passing over the EP leads to a phase transition, which endows the system with unconventional features that find a wide range of applications. However, the need…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-04-19 T. T. Sergeev , A. A. Zyablovsky , E. S. Andrianov , Yu. E. Lozovik

Electronic sensors play important roles in various applications, such as industry and environmental monitoring, biomedical sample ingredient analysis, wireless networks and so on. However, the sensitivity and robustness of current schemes…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-04-28 Hao Yuan , Weixuan Zhang , Zilong Zhou , Wenlong Wang , Naiqiao Pan , Yue Feng , Houjun Sun , Xiangdong Zhang

Non-Hermitian systems can have peculiar degeneracies of eigenstates called exceptional points (EPs). An EP of $n$ degenerate states is said to have order $n$, and higher-order EPs (HEPs) with $n \ge 3$ exhibit intrinsic order-scaling…

Optics · Physics 2026-05-20 Kenta Takata , Adam Mock , Masaya Notomi , Akihiko Shinya

Spontaneous symmetry breaking (SSB) and exceptional points (EPs) are often assumed to be inherently linked. Here we investigate the intricate relationship between SSB and specific classes of EPs across three distinct, real-world scenarios…

A special kind of degeneracies known as the exceptional points (EPs), for resonant states on a dielectric periodic slab, are investigated. Due to their unique properties, EPs have found important applications in lasing, sensing,…

Optics · Physics 2018-06-20 Amgad Abdrabou , Ya Yan Lu

Exceptional points (EPs) are degenerate singularities in a non-Hermitian system that can be induced by controlling the interaction between resonant photonic modes. EPs can enable unusual optical phenomena and significantly enhance the…

Applied Physics · Physics 2023-09-15 Hoon Yeub Jeong , Yeonsoo Lim , Jungho Han , Soo-Chan An , Young Chul Jun

We show that quasinormal modes (QNMs) of a massive scalar field in Kerr-de Sitter and Myers-Perry black holes exhibit an exceptional line (EL), which is a continuous set of exceptional points (EPs) in parameter space, at which two QNM…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-01-05 Nao Nakamoto , Naritaka Oshita

Exceptional points (EPs) promise revolutionary control over quantum light-matter interactions. Here, we experimentally demonstrate flexible and reversible engineering of quantum vacuum fluctuation in an integrated microcavity supporting…

Defective spectral degeneracy, known as exceptional point (EP), lies at the heart of various intriguing phenomena in optics, acoustics, and other nonconservative systems. Despite extensive studies in the past two decades, the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-04-13 Cui-Xian Guo , Shu Chen , Kun Ding , Haiping Hu

One of the unique features of non-Hermitian~(NH) systems is the appearance of non-Hermitian degeneracies known as exceptional points~(EPs). The extensively studied defective EPs occur when the Hamiltonian becomes non-diagonalizable. Aside…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-12-11 Sharareh Sayyad , Marcus Stalhammar , Lukas Rodland , Flore K. Kunst

The sensitivity of perturbation sensing can be effectively enhanced with higher-order exceptional points due to the nonlinear response to frequency splitting. However, the experimental implementation is challenging since all the parameters…

Optics · Physics 2021-09-01 Hong Yang , Xuan Mao , Guo-Qing Qin , Min Wang , Hao Zhang , Dong Ruan , Gui-Lu Long

Exceptional point (EP)-based optical sensors exhibit exceptional sensitivity but poor detectivity due to their acute sensitivity to perturbations such as noise. When the optical budget is limited as in applications on mobile platforms, high…

Optics · Physics 2024-03-19 Zhichao Li , Ciril S. Prasad , Xielin Wang , Ding Zhang , Gururaj V. Naik

A numerical algorithm is proposed to explore in a systematic way the trajectories of the eigenvalues of non-Hermitian matrices in the parametric space and exploit this in order to find the locations of defective eigenvalues in the complex…

Computational Physics · Physics 2020-04-08 Benoit Nennig , Emmanuel Perrey-Debain

The unique properties of exceptional point (EP) singularities, arising from non-Hermitian physics, have unlocked new possibilities for manipulating light-matter interactions. A tailored gain-loss variation, while encircling higher-order EPs…

Exceptional points (EPs) represent non-Hermitian degeneracies where eigenvalues and eigenvectors coalesce, giving rise to enhanced sensitivity and critically damped dynamics. We demonstrate that when an EP coincides with a dissipative phase…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-14 Jongjun M. Lee