Non-Exponential Decay in Finite Photonic Waveguide Arrays

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Hauptverfasser: Huber, Florian H., Braumandl, Benedikt, Knörzer, Johannes, Himmel, Jonas, Versmold, Carlotta, Jonsson, Robert H., Szameit, Alexander, Meinecke, Jasmin
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author Huber, Florian H.
Braumandl, Benedikt
Knörzer, Johannes
Himmel, Jonas
Versmold, Carlotta
Jonsson, Robert H.
Szameit, Alexander
Meinecke, Jasmin
author_facet Huber, Florian H.
Braumandl, Benedikt
Knörzer, Johannes
Himmel, Jonas
Versmold, Carlotta
Jonsson, Robert H.
Szameit, Alexander
Meinecke, Jasmin
contents Open quantum-system dynamics can follow exponential decay, non-exponential relaxation, or oscillatory dynamics, depending on the system-environment coupling. We study a lattice with a boundary defect that transitions between these regimes, controlled by a single parameter. Extending the exact solution to the oscillatory case, we establish a unified theory confirmed by experiments in integrated waveguide arrays. We characterize finite-size effects by comparing analytics, numerics, and data. This provides a benchmark for emulating infinite systems and studying open systems in photonic lattices.
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spellingShingle Non-Exponential Decay in Finite Photonic Waveguide Arrays
Huber, Florian H.
Braumandl, Benedikt
Knörzer, Johannes
Himmel, Jonas
Versmold, Carlotta
Jonsson, Robert H.
Szameit, Alexander
Meinecke, Jasmin
Quantum Physics
Optics
Open quantum-system dynamics can follow exponential decay, non-exponential relaxation, or oscillatory dynamics, depending on the system-environment coupling. We study a lattice with a boundary defect that transitions between these regimes, controlled by a single parameter. Extending the exact solution to the oscillatory case, we establish a unified theory confirmed by experiments in integrated waveguide arrays. We characterize finite-size effects by comparing analytics, numerics, and data. This provides a benchmark for emulating infinite systems and studying open systems in photonic lattices.
title Non-Exponential Decay in Finite Photonic Waveguide Arrays
topic Quantum Physics
Optics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.06443