Journal Article10.1103/physrevapplied.19.064016
Sensor Sensitivity Based on Exceptional Points Engineered via Synthetic Magnetism
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TL;DR: In this article , an efficient mass sensor based on exceptional points (EPs), engineered under a synthetic magnetism requirement, is proposed, which can be used for nanoparticle or pollutant detection and in water treatment.
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Abstract: An efficient mass sensor based on exceptional points (EPs), engineered under a synthetic magnetism requirement, is proposed. The benchmark system consists of an electromechanical (optomechanical) system where an electric (optical) field is driving two mechanical resonators that are mechanically coupled through a phase-dependent phonon hopping. This phase induces a series of EPs once it matches the condition of $\ensuremath{\pi}/2(2n+1)$. For any perturbation of the system, the phase-matched condition is no longer satisfied, and this lifts the EP degeneracies, leading to a frequency splitting that scales as the square root of the perturbation strength, resulting in a giant sensitivity-factor enhancement. Owing to the set of EPs, our proposal allows a multiple-sensing scheme and performs better than its anti-$PT$-symmetric sensor counterpart. This work sheds light on platforms that can be used for mass-sensing purposes, opening up new opportunities in nanoparticle or pollutant detection and in water treatment.
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