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01:20Design Example: Capacitance Multiplier Circuit
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01:18Clipper Circuit
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01:19Rectangular and Triangular Pulse Function
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01:22Full wave rectifier
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1JARA Institute for Quantum Information, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany.
Physical Review Letters
|May 20, 2022
Summary
Quantum vacuum fluctuations can induce period multiplication in driven systems, leading to novel nonequilibrium phase transitions. This study explores period-tripled states in circuit quantum electrodynamics (QED) using a microwave setup.
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Area of Science:
- Quantum physics
- Condensed matter physics
- Nonlinear dynamics
Background:
- Discrete time-translation symmetry breaking occurs in periodically driven systems.
- Multiperiodic driving typically lacks an instability threshold, unlike period doubling.
- Quantum vacuum fluctuations are a fundamental aspect of quantum field theory.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the role of quantum vacuum fluctuations in inducing period multiplication.
- To explore period-tripled states in circuit quantum electrodynamics (QED).
- To propose a microwave experimental setup for observing these phenomena.
Main Methods:
- Theoretical analysis of periodically driven quantum systems.
- Focus on circuit QED architecture.
- Proposal of a specific microwave experimental configuration.
Main Results:
- Quantum vacuum fluctuations can generically induce period multiplication.
- Period-tripled states are demonstrated in circuit QED.
- A nonequilibrium phase transition is observed under weak dissipation or strong driving.
Conclusions:
- Quantum vacuum fluctuations offer a new route to period multiplication in driven systems.
- Circuit QED provides a viable platform for realizing and studying period-tripled states.
- The observed phase transition allows for timescale separation between state generation and dephasing.