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Experimental evidence of replica symmetry breaking in random lasers

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  • N. Ghofraniha

    (Institute for Chemical Physical Processes, CNR (CNR-IPCF), UOS Roma Kerberos, Dept. of Physics, La Sapienza University
    La Sapienza University, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5
    Institute for Complex Systems, CNR (CNR-ISC), Via dei Taurini 19)

  • I. Viola

    (La Sapienza University, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5
    National Nanotechnology Laboratory of CNR-Nanoscience Institute (NNL, CNR-NANO))

  • F. Di Maria

    (Institute of Organic Synthesis and Photoreactivity, CNR (CNR-ISOF)
    MIST.E-R Laboratory, Via Piero Gobetti 101)

  • G. Barbarella

    (Institute of Organic Synthesis and Photoreactivity, CNR (CNR-ISOF))

  • G. Gigli

    (National Nanotechnology Laboratory of CNR-Nanoscience Institute (NNL, CNR-NANO)
    Salento University)

  • L. Leuzzi

    (Institute for Chemical Physical Processes, CNR (CNR-IPCF), UOS Roma Kerberos, Dept. of Physics, La Sapienza University
    La Sapienza University, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5)

  • C. Conti

    (La Sapienza University, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5
    Institute for Complex Systems, CNR (CNR-ISC), Via dei Taurini 19)

Abstract

Spin-glass theory is one of the leading paradigms of complex physics and describes condensed matter, neural networks and biological systems, ultracold atoms, random photonics and many other research fields. According to this theory, identical systems under identical conditions may reach different states. This effect is known as replica symmetry breaking and is revealed by the shape of the probability distribution function of an order parameter named the Parisi overlap. However, a direct experimental evidence in any field of research is still missing. Here we investigate pulse-to-pulse fluctuations in random lasers, we introduce and measure the analogue of the Parisi overlap in independent experimental realizations of the same disordered sample, and we find that the distribution function yields evidence of a transition to a glassy light phase compatible with a replica symmetry breaking.

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  • N. Ghofraniha & I. Viola & F. Di Maria & G. Barbarella & G. Gigli & L. Leuzzi & C. Conti, 2015. "Experimental evidence of replica symmetry breaking in random lasers," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 6(1), pages 1-8, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:6:y:2015:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms7058
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms7058
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    1. Kaiwen Ji & Qi Zhong & Li Ge & Gregoire Beaudoin & Isabelle Sagnes & Fabrice Raineri & Ramy El-Ganainy & Alejandro M. Yacomotti, 2023. "Tracking exceptional points above the lasing threshold," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-9, December.

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