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Autori principali: Wang, Shulin, He, Jiawei, Yang, Zhiyuan, Longhi, Stefano, Xue, Peng
Natura: Preprint
Pubblicazione: 2026
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Accesso online:https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.26175
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author Wang, Shulin
He, Jiawei
Yang, Zhiyuan
Longhi, Stefano
Xue, Peng
author_facet Wang, Shulin
He, Jiawei
Yang, Zhiyuan
Longhi, Stefano
Xue, Peng
contents Non-Hermitian systems exhibit anomalous scaling, a striking departure from conventional bulk laws, rooted in the non-Hermitian skin effect (NHSE). Here, we experimentally uncover this scaling and demonstrate its active control in a temporal photonic lattice. By tracking the real-time evolution of all eigenstates as system size varies, we directly observe scaling-driven spectral reshaping and eigenstate localization, revealing phenomena absent in Hermitian or NHSE-free lattices. In a Su-Schrieffer-Heeger lattice, scaling alone can trigger a non-Hermitian topological phase transition, with edge modes remaining protected. Crucially, Kerr interactions open the frontier of nonlinear non-Hermitian physics: weak nonlinearity accelerates or decelerates anomalous scaling, while strong nonlinearity suppresses it entirely. These results establish the first experimental platform for linear and nonlinear anomalous scaling engineering, paving the way for compact non-Hermitian devices and exploration of nonlinear and many-body non-Hermitian phenomena.
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spellingShingle Non-Hermitian Anomalous Scaling Engineering
Wang, Shulin
He, Jiawei
Yang, Zhiyuan
Longhi, Stefano
Xue, Peng
Optics
Non-Hermitian systems exhibit anomalous scaling, a striking departure from conventional bulk laws, rooted in the non-Hermitian skin effect (NHSE). Here, we experimentally uncover this scaling and demonstrate its active control in a temporal photonic lattice. By tracking the real-time evolution of all eigenstates as system size varies, we directly observe scaling-driven spectral reshaping and eigenstate localization, revealing phenomena absent in Hermitian or NHSE-free lattices. In a Su-Schrieffer-Heeger lattice, scaling alone can trigger a non-Hermitian topological phase transition, with edge modes remaining protected. Crucially, Kerr interactions open the frontier of nonlinear non-Hermitian physics: weak nonlinearity accelerates or decelerates anomalous scaling, while strong nonlinearity suppresses it entirely. These results establish the first experimental platform for linear and nonlinear anomalous scaling engineering, paving the way for compact non-Hermitian devices and exploration of nonlinear and many-body non-Hermitian phenomena.
title Non-Hermitian Anomalous Scaling Engineering
topic Optics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.26175