Nonequilibrium gas-liquid transition in the driven-dissipative photonic lattice

Abstract

We study the nonequilibrium steady state of the driven-dissipative Bose-Hubbard model with Kerr nonlinearity. Employing a mean-field decoupling for the intercavity hopping $J$, we find that the steep crossover between low and high photon-density states inherited from the single cavity transforms into a gas$-$liquid bistability at large cavity-coupling $J$. We formulate a van der Waals like gas$-$liquid phenomenology for this nonequilibrium situation and determine the relevant phase diagrams, including a new type of diagram where a lobe-shaped boundary separates smooth crossovers from sharp, hysteretic transitions. Calculating quantum trajectories for a one-dimensional system, we provide insights into the microscopic origin of the bistability.

5 pages, 4 figures + Supplemental Material (2 pages, 2 figures)

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