Vacuum-Triggered Instability in Paired Superradiance

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Main Authors: Bai, Zhan, Song, Ningqiang, Chen, Min, An, Xiangyan, Shen, Baifei, Ji, Liangliang, Li, Ruxin
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author Bai, Zhan
Song, Ningqiang
Chen, Min
An, Xiangyan
Shen, Baifei
Ji, Liangliang
Li, Ruxin
author_facet Bai, Zhan
Song, Ningqiang
Chen, Min
An, Xiangyan
Shen, Baifei
Ji, Liangliang
Li, Ruxin
contents Paired superradiance (PSR) is a macro-coherent two-photon process capable of very large gain, making it promising for detecting ultra-weak signals induced by neutrinos or dark matter. A major goal has been to increase the system volume $V$ and density $n$, since the signal intensity scales as $(nV)^2$. We recast finite PSR as a parametric amplifier driven by the electromagnetic vacuum. The usual zero-field semiclassical initial condition is replaced by vacuum inputs fixed by the quantum two-point function. Combining this formulation with Maxwell--Bloch evolution and finite-length stability analysis, we find that PSR produces an irreducible vacuum background that can develop into macroscopic bursts once the gain-length product exceeds \(ΓL=π/2\) for a sufficient coherence time. These results, together with a closed-form formula for estimating the vacuum-seeded photon yield, establish a previously overlooked constraint for high-gain PSR, with direct implications for proposed neutrino and dark-matter studies.
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spellingShingle Vacuum-Triggered Instability in Paired Superradiance
Bai, Zhan
Song, Ningqiang
Chen, Min
An, Xiangyan
Shen, Baifei
Ji, Liangliang
Li, Ruxin
Optics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Paired superradiance (PSR) is a macro-coherent two-photon process capable of very large gain, making it promising for detecting ultra-weak signals induced by neutrinos or dark matter. A major goal has been to increase the system volume $V$ and density $n$, since the signal intensity scales as $(nV)^2$. We recast finite PSR as a parametric amplifier driven by the electromagnetic vacuum. The usual zero-field semiclassical initial condition is replaced by vacuum inputs fixed by the quantum two-point function. Combining this formulation with Maxwell--Bloch evolution and finite-length stability analysis, we find that PSR produces an irreducible vacuum background that can develop into macroscopic bursts once the gain-length product exceeds \(ΓL=π/2\) for a sufficient coherence time. These results, together with a closed-form formula for estimating the vacuum-seeded photon yield, establish a previously overlooked constraint for high-gain PSR, with direct implications for proposed neutrino and dark-matter studies.
title Vacuum-Triggered Instability in Paired Superradiance
topic Optics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.23528