Quasi Normal Modes in Dispersive Photonic Time-Crystals

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Hauptverfasser: Hooper, Calvin M., Hooper, Ian R., Horsley, Simon A. R.
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author Hooper, Calvin M.
Hooper, Ian R.
Horsley, Simon A. R.
author_facet Hooper, Calvin M.
Hooper, Ian R.
Horsley, Simon A. R.
contents Quasinormal modes characterise the transient response of static optical cavities. Here, we introduce the notion of a Floquet quasinormal mode to describe transient responses in photonic time crystals. Contrasting their static counterparts, exceptional points associated with symmetry transitions are an inherent feature, as modes spontaneously and non-perturbatively lock their phase to the oscillations of the material. We further investigate the limiting behaviour of the Floquet quasinormal modes in large cavities. Distinct non-perturbative behaviour arises in time-modulated systems as increasingly large time-crystal cavities come closer to achieving the maximum gain predicted from a bulk wavenumber bandgap.
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spellingShingle Quasi Normal Modes in Dispersive Photonic Time-Crystals
Hooper, Calvin M.
Hooper, Ian R.
Horsley, Simon A. R.
Optics
Quasinormal modes characterise the transient response of static optical cavities. Here, we introduce the notion of a Floquet quasinormal mode to describe transient responses in photonic time crystals. Contrasting their static counterparts, exceptional points associated with symmetry transitions are an inherent feature, as modes spontaneously and non-perturbatively lock their phase to the oscillations of the material. We further investigate the limiting behaviour of the Floquet quasinormal modes in large cavities. Distinct non-perturbative behaviour arises in time-modulated systems as increasingly large time-crystal cavities come closer to achieving the maximum gain predicted from a bulk wavenumber bandgap.
title Quasi Normal Modes in Dispersive Photonic Time-Crystals
topic Optics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.12438