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A Photonic System for Generating Unconditional Polarization-Entangled Photons Based on Multiple Quantum Interference
Published on: September 5, 2019
Intensity-based criterion for determining exceptional point in parity-time (PT) symmetric coupled array of optical
Mahla Bahar1,2, Mojtaba Golshani3, Mostafa Motamedifar4
1Department of interdisciplinary Physics and Technology, Faculty of Science, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, 7616913439, Iran.
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In this study, we investigated the propagation pattern and the site-to-site correlation function in a PT-symmetric waveguide array with different input quantum states. Recognizing the stark difference in propagation pattern before and after the PT symmetry-breaking point, we have developed a novel, straightforward intensity-based criterion to determine the exceptional point. This new criterion shows excellent agreement with those obtained by directly computing the Hamiltonian's eigenvalues. Given the computational complexity of Hamiltonian diagonalization, our proposed criterion provides a highly efficient and valuable alternative for identifying the PT symmetry-breaking point. Importantly, the proposed criterion is not restricted to the specific system studied here, but is generally applicable to a wide class of systems that can be described within the tight-binding framework.
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