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Phase-factor-dependent symmetries and quantum phases in a three-level cavity QED system
Unlike conventional two-level particles, three-level particles may support some unitary-invariant phase factors when they interact coherently with a single-mode quantized light field. To gain a better understanding of light-matter interaction, it is thus necessary to explore the phase-factor-depende...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4853727/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27139573 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep25192 |
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author | Fan, Jingtao Yu, Lixian Chen, Gang Jia, Suotang |
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description | Unlike conventional two-level particles, three-level particles may support some unitary-invariant phase factors when they interact coherently with a single-mode quantized light field. To gain a better understanding of light-matter interaction, it is thus necessary to explore the phase-factor-dependent physics in such a system. In this report, we consider the collective interaction between degenerate V-type three-level particles and a single-mode quantized light field, whose different components are labeled by different phase factors. We mainly establish an important relation between the phase factors and the symmetry or symmetry-broken physics. Specifically, we find that the phase factors affect dramatically the system symmetry. When these symmetries are breaking separately, rich quantum phases emerge. Finally, we propose a possible scheme to experimentally probe the predicted physics of our model. Our work provides a way to explore phase-factor-induced nontrivial physics by introducing additional particle levels. |
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spelling | pubmed-48537272016-05-16 Phase-factor-dependent symmetries and quantum phases in a three-level cavity QED system Fan, Jingtao Yu, Lixian Chen, Gang Jia, Suotang Sci Rep Article Unlike conventional two-level particles, three-level particles may support some unitary-invariant phase factors when they interact coherently with a single-mode quantized light field. To gain a better understanding of light-matter interaction, it is thus necessary to explore the phase-factor-dependent physics in such a system. In this report, we consider the collective interaction between degenerate V-type three-level particles and a single-mode quantized light field, whose different components are labeled by different phase factors. We mainly establish an important relation between the phase factors and the symmetry or symmetry-broken physics. Specifically, we find that the phase factors affect dramatically the system symmetry. When these symmetries are breaking separately, rich quantum phases emerge. Finally, we propose a possible scheme to experimentally probe the predicted physics of our model. Our work provides a way to explore phase-factor-induced nontrivial physics by introducing additional particle levels. Nature Publishing Group 2016-05-03 /pmc/articles/PMC4853727/ /pubmed/27139573 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep25192 Text en Copyright © 2016, Macmillan Publishers Limited http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in the credit line; if the material is not included under the Creative Commons license, users will need to obtain permission from the license holder to reproduce the material. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
spellingShingle | Article Fan, Jingtao Yu, Lixian Chen, Gang Jia, Suotang Phase-factor-dependent symmetries and quantum phases in a three-level cavity QED system |
title | Phase-factor-dependent symmetries and quantum phases in a three-level cavity QED system |
title_full | Phase-factor-dependent symmetries and quantum phases in a three-level cavity QED system |
title_fullStr | Phase-factor-dependent symmetries and quantum phases in a three-level cavity QED system |
title_full_unstemmed | Phase-factor-dependent symmetries and quantum phases in a three-level cavity QED system |
title_short | Phase-factor-dependent symmetries and quantum phases in a three-level cavity QED system |
title_sort | phase-factor-dependent symmetries and quantum phases in a three-level cavity qed system |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4853727/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27139573 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep25192 |
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