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Time-crystalline order in lone and coupled quantum self-sustained oscillators

Ming Li, Danyang Chen, Germán J. de Valcárcel, Carlos Navarrete–Benlloch

Published Jan 1, 2022• 0 citations
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Abstract

We characterize the quantum noise induced long-term decoherence of both lone and coupled self-sustained oscillators. We show that delayed feedback quenches deco-herence, and even true time-crystalline regimes can be accessed by oscillators’ networks.
DOI
10.1364/quantum.2022.qw2a.7

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