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The parametric instability landscape of coupled Kerr parametric oscillators

Jan 15, 2025 Orjan Ameye, Alexander Eichler, Oded Zilberberg

Abstract

We study networks of coupled Kerr parametric oscillators (KPOs) and map their stability regions using secular perturbation theory. Starting with two coupled KPOs, we show how bifurcations arise from the competition between parametric drive and linear coupling. We extend this to larger all-to-all coupled networks and find that bifurcation transitions become uniformly spaced in the thermodynamic limit. Our results delineate the precise bounds where KPO networks behave like Ising models, providing guidance for experimental implementation.
Type
Journal article
Publication
Phys. Rev. Research 7, 033204
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Orjan Ameye
Orjan Ameye
Physicist
Postdoctoral researcher in the Quest research group (Prof. Oded Zilberberg) at the University of Konstanz, working on non-equilibrium physics from Floquet engineering to many-body systems. On the side I enjoy coding and contributing to scientific open-source software.