Review of exceptional point-based sensors

J Wiersig - Photonics Research, 2020 - opg.optica.org
Exceptional points are spectral singularities in open quantum and wave systems that exhibit
a strong spectral response to perturbations. This feature can be exploited for a new …

Fundamental limits and non-reciprocal approaches in non-Hermitian quantum sensing

HK Lau, AA Clerk - Nature communications, 2018 - nature.com
Unconventional properties of non-Hermitian systems, such as the existence of exceptional
points, have recently been suggested as a resource for sensing. The impact of noise and …

Photonic molecule quantum optics

K Liao, X Hu, T Gan, Q Liu, Z Wu, C Fan… - Advances in Optics …, 2020 - opg.optica.org
Photonic molecules (PMs) are artificial nanoscale photonic structures that play important
roles in the fundamental optics field. PM quantum optics has recently become a promising …

Ultrasensitive micro-scale parity-time-symmetric ring laser gyroscope

J Ren, H Hodaei, G Harari, AU Hassan, W Chow… - Optics letters, 2017 - opg.optica.org
We propose a new scheme for ultrasensitive laser gyroscopes that utilizes the physics of
exceptional points. By exploiting the properties of such non-Hermitian degeneracies, we …

High-order exceptional point based optical sensor

Y Wu, P Zhou, T Li, W Wan, Y Zou - Optics Express, 2021 - opg.optica.org
Exceptional points (EPs) could potentially enhance the sensitivity of an optical sensing
system by orders of magnitude. Higher-order EP systems, having more complex physics …

Exceptional precision of a nonlinear optical sensor at a square-root singularity

KJH Peters, SRK Rodriguez - Physical Review Letters, 2022 - APS
Exceptional points (EPs)—spectral singularities of non-Hermitian linear systems—have
recently attracted interest for sensing. While initial proposals and experiments focused on …

Parity-time symmetry breaking in coupled nanobeam cavities

S Zhang, Z Yong, Y Zhang, S He - Scientific Reports, 2016 - nature.com
The concept of parity-time symmetry (PT symmetry) originates from the canonical quantum
mechanics and has become a hot topic recently. As a versatile platform to investigate the …

Discrepancy between transmission spectrum splitting and eigenvalue splitting: a reexamination on exceptional point-based sensors

Q Geng, KD Zhu - Photonics Research, 2021 - opg.optica.org
In the study of exceptional point (EP)-based sensors, the concrete form of the output
spectrum is often dismissed, and it is assumed that there is a corresponding relation …

Collectively induced exceptional points of quantum emitters coupled to nanoparticle surface plasmons

PC Kuo, N Lambert, A Miranowicz, HB Chen, GY Chen… - Physical Review A, 2020 - APS
Exceptional points, resulting from non-Hermitian degeneracies, have the potential to
enhance the capabilities of quantum sensing. Thus, finding exceptional points in different …

[HTML][HTML] Perturbation influence of a parity-time optical resonator pair

P Zhou, Y Wu, W Wan, B Weng, Y Zou - AIP Advances, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
In this article, we study the perturbation influence on a parity-time (PT) optical resonator pair.
Critical characteristics of this type of device, including the sensitivity, dynamic range, and …