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Nonequilibrium gas-liquid transition in the driven-dissipative photonic lattice

Journal Article · · Physical Review A
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  1. ETH Zurich (Switzerland). Inst. for Theoretical Physics; DOE/OSTI
  2. ETH Zurich (Switzerland). Inst. for Theoretical Physics
  3. Princeton Univ., NJ (United States)
In this work, we study the nonequilibrium steady state of the driven-dissipative Bose-Hubbard model with Kerr nonlinearity. Employing a mean-field decoupling for the intercavity hopping J, we find that the steep crossover between low and high photon-density states inherited from the single cavity transforms into a gas–liquid bistability at large cavity-coupling J. We formulate a van der Waals–like gas–liquid phenomenology for this nonequilibrium setting and determine the relevant phase diagrams, including a new type of diagram where a lobe-shaped boundary separates smooth crossovers from sharp, hysteretic transitions. Calculating quantum trajectories for a one-dimensional system, we provide insights into the microscopic origin of the bistability.
Research Organization:
Princeton Univ., NJ (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
Swiss National Science Foundation; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0016011
OSTI ID:
1540660
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1398162
Journal Information:
Physical Review A, Journal Name: Physical Review A Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 96; ISSN 2469-9926
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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