PT-symmetric quantum oscillator in an optical cavity
Quantum Physics
2016-11-23 v1 Optics
Abstract
The quantum harmonic oscillator with parity-time () symmetry, obtained from the ordinary (Hermitian) quantum harmonic oscillator by an imaginary displacement of the spatial coordinate, provides an important and exactly-solvable model to investigate non-Hermitian extension of the Ehrenfest theorem. Here it is shown that transverse light dynamics in an optical resonator with off-axis longitudinal pumping can emulate a -symmetric quantum harmonic oscillator, providing an experimentally accessible system to investigate non-Hermitian coherent state propagation.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1608.08921,
title = {PT-symmetric quantum oscillator in an optical cavity},
author = {Stefano Longhi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1608.08921},
year = {2016}
}