Non-Markovian exceptional points in waveguide quantum electrodynamics
arXiv:2604.05473 · doi:10.1002/qute.70277
Abstract
Spontaneous emission of a quantum emitter, such as an excited atom, is a fundamental process in quantum electrodynamics (QED), typically associated with exponential decay to the ground state accompanied by irreversible photon emission. This simple Markovian picture, however, is profoundly modified in the presence of time-delayed feedback, structured continua, or cooperative emission, as occurs when an emitter radiates in front of a mirror, when several emitters radiate collectively, or in the case of a giant atom. In such regimes, strong non-Markovian dynamics arise from photon reabsorption and interference effects, leading to pronounced deviations from exponential decay. Here we demonstrate the emergence of exceptional points (EPs) in these highly non-Markovian waveguide-QED environments, i.e., non-Markovian EPs. These EPs appear directly in the relaxation dynamics as sharp transitions to oscillatory behavior, manifested by the appearance of real zeros in the excited-state amplitude. We analyze in detail the spontaneous emission of giant atoms with two or more coupling points, highlighting the mechanisms leading to non-Markovian EPs, and show that similar phenomena arise in other waveguide-QED settings, such as the collective spontaneous emission of spatially separated point-like emitters. Our results reveal waveguide-QED systems as experimentally accessible platforms for realizing and exploring non-Markovian EP physics.
12 pages, 4 figures, to appear in Advanced Quantum Technologies (Wiley)
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