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Area of Science:

  • Quantum physics
  • Condensed matter physics

Background:

  • Bose-Josephson junctions (BJJs) are crucial for quantum computing.
  • Understanding phase diffusion and quantum fluctuations is key to BJJ stability.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Analyze phase diffusion and quantum fluctuations in a 1D BJJ coupled to a bosonic heat bath.
  • Investigate the impact of nonlinear system-reservoir coupling on BJJ dynamics.

Main Methods:

  • Incorporated frequency modulation into the system-reservoir Hamiltonian.
  • Utilized the thermal canonical Wigner distribution to calculate the coherence factor.
  • Analyzed fluctuation spectra for relative phase and population imbalance.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated phase transition-like behavior in the π-phase mode between Josephson oscillation and macroscopic quantum self-trapping (MQST) regimes.
  • Observed a shift in Josephson frequency induced by frequency fluctuation.
  • Identified on-site interaction-induced splitting in the weak dissipative regime.

Conclusions:

  • Nonlinear system-reservoir coupling significantly impacts BJJ phase dynamics.
  • Phase diffusion exhibits distinct behaviors in zero- and π-phase modes.
  • The study provides insights into controlling quantum fluctuations in BJJs.