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Exceptional-Point-Induced Sensitivity-Robustness Phase Transition in Quantum Interference

Atomic and Molecular Clusters 2025-11-21 v1 Quantum Physics

Abstract

Quantum interference underpins many quantum information protocols but is typically studied in lossless Hermitian systems. Here, we reveal an exceptional point induced phase transition in two photon Hong Ou Mandel interference within a lossy coupled waveguide system. In the PT symmetric phase. interference is ultrasensitive to coupling strength, yielding sharp bunching antibunching switches. In the PT broken phase. it becomes robust oscillation free and propagation independent with coincidence probability stably tunable via coupling. These regimes enable enhanced quantum sensing and reliable two photon control for robust quantum information processing.

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@article{arxiv.2511.16381,
  title  = {Exceptional-Point-Induced Sensitivity-Robustness Phase Transition in Quantum Interference},
  author = {Xing Lin and Shuang Zhang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2511.16381},
  year   = {2025}
}

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13 pages, 5 figures

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