Symmetry breaking and non-ergodicity in a driven-dissipative ensemble of multilevel atoms in a cavity
(2024)
Journal Article
Hernandez, E., Suarez, E., Lesanovsky, I., Olmos, B., Courteille, P. W., & Slama, S. (2024). Symmetry breaking and non-ergodicity in a driven-dissipative ensemble of multilevel atoms in a cavity. Physical Review Research, 6(3), Article L032072. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevresearch.6.l032072
Dissipative light-matter systems can display emergent collective behavior. Here, we report a ℤ2-symmetry-breaking phase transition in a system of multilevel 87Rb atoms strongly coupled to a weakly driven two-mode optical cavity. In the symmetry-brok... Read More about Symmetry breaking and non-ergodicity in a driven-dissipative ensemble of multilevel atoms in a cavity.