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A non-Hermitian optical atomic mirror

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  • Yi-Cheng Wang

    (National Taiwan University
    Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica)

  • Jhih-Shih You

    (National Taiwan Normal University)

  • H. H. Jen

    (Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica)

Abstract

Explorations of symmetry and topology have led to important breakthroughs in quantum optics, but much richer behaviors arise from the non-Hermitian nature of light-matter interactions. A high-reflectivity, non-Hermitian optical mirror can be realized by a two-dimensional subwavelength array of neutral atoms near the cooperative resonance associated with the collective dipole modes. Here we show that exceptional points develop from a nondefective degeneracy by lowering the crystal symmetry of a square atomic lattice, and dispersive bulk Fermi arcs that originate from exceptional points are truncated by the light cone. From its nontrivial energy spectra topology, we demonstrate that the geometry-dependent non-Hermitian skin effect emerges in a ribbon geometry. Furthermore, skin modes localized at a boundary show a scale-free behavior that stems from the long-range interaction and whose mechanism goes beyond the framework of non-Bloch band theory. Our work opens the door to the study of the interplay among non-Hermiticity, topology, and long-range interaction.

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  • Yi-Cheng Wang & Jhih-Shih You & H. H. Jen, 2022. "A non-Hermitian optical atomic mirror," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-7, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:13:y:2022:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-022-32372-3
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-32372-3
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