2024/08/22 by Yoav Shimshi, Ephraim Shahmoon, Shimshi, Yoav +1 · 2 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates #Condensed matter physics #Dissipative system #Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications #Metrology #Optics #Phase (matter) #Phase transition #Physics #Quantum mechanics #Quantum optics and atomic interactions #Superradiance
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2408.12243
published in arXiv (Cornell University) (Cornell University)
openalex publication_date 2024/08/22 · openalex created_date 2024/12/20 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Critical metrology relies on the high sensitivity of systems to parameter changes near a phase transition to extract information with high precision. Such methods usually require working under adiabatic conditions, which implies long preparation times due to critical slowing down. Here instead we demonstrate how favorable sensitivity can be maintained for preparation rates exceeding the adiabatic limit by exploiting knowledge of the non-equilibrium dynamics of the system. Our work focuses on a model of collective dissipation (superradiance) balanced by collective pumping, analyzing the sensitivity around a first order dissipative phase transition. We devise a sensing protocol based on characterizing the hysteresis formed beyond adiabatic conditions, finding the sensing uncertainty rα/N , exhibiting a favorable Heisenberg-like scaling with the particle number N and only a weak power-law dependence α≈ 0.17 on the preparation rate r. We discuss the implementation of the model and potential applications to metrology within cavity QED setups.