Discrete time translation symmetry breaking in a Josephson junction laser
arXiv:2208.03191 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.107.144509
Abstract
A Josephson junction laser is realised when a microwave cavity is driven by a voltage-biased Josephson junction. Through the ac Josephson effect, a dc voltage generates a periodic drive that acts on the cavity and generates interactions between its modes. A sufficiently strong drive enables processes that down-convert a drive resonant with a high harmonic into photons at the cavity fundamental frequency, breaking the discrete time translation symmetry set by the Josephson frequency. Using a classical model, we determine when and how this transition occurs as a function of the bias voltage and the number of cavity modes. We find that certain combinations of mode number and voltage tend to facilitate the transition which emerges via an instability within a subset of the modes. Despite the complexity of the system, there are cases in which the critical drive strength can be obtained analytically.
arXiv comment6 pages, 4 figures (supplement: 4 pages, 1 figure)
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