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Dynamical Symmetries and Symmetry-Protected Selection Rules in Periodically Driven Quantum Systems
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PhysRevLett.126.090601.pdf
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Author(s)
Engelhardt, G
Cao, J
Date Issued
March 2, 2021
Journal
Physical Review Letters
Publisher
American Physical Society (APS)
Citation
Engelhardt, G and Cao, J. 2021. "Dynamical Symmetries and Symmetry-Protected Selection Rules in Periodically Driven Quantum Systems." Physical Review Letters, 126 (9).
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Final published version
Abstract
In recent experiments, the light-matter interaction has reached the ultrastrong coupling limit, which can give rise to dynamical generalizations of spatial symmetries in periodically driven systems. Here, we present a unified framework of dynamical-symmetry-protected selection rules based on Floquet response theory. Within this framework, we study rotational, parity, particle-hole, chiral, and time-reversal symmetries and the resulting selection rules in spectroscopy, including symmetry-protected dark states (spDS), symmetry-protected dark bands, and symmetry-induced transparency. Specifically, dynamical rotational and parity symmetries establish spDS and symmetry-protected dark band conditions. A particle-hole symmetry introduces spDSs for symmetry-related Floquet states and also a symmetry-induced transparency at quasienergy crossings. Chiral symmetry and time-reversal symmetry alone do not imply spDS conditions but can be combined to define a particle-hole symmetry. These symmetry conditions arise from destructive interference due to the synchronization of symmetric quantum systems with the periodic driving. Our predictions reveal new physical phenomena when a quantum system reaches the strong light-matter coupling regime, which is important for superconducting qubits, atoms and molecules in optical or plasmonic field cavities, and optomechanical systems.
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.126.090601
