Abstract
We theoretically explore the quantum correlation properties of a dissipative Bose-Hubbard dimer in the presence of a coherent drive. In particular, we focus on the regime where the semiclassical theory predicts a bifurcation with a spontaneous spatial symmetry breaking. The critical behavior in a well-defined thermodynamical limit of large excitation numbers is considered and analyzed within a Gaussian approach. The case of a finite boson density is also examined by numerically integrating the Lindblad master equation for the density matrix. We predict the critical behavior around the bifurcation points accompanied by large quantum correlations of the mixed steady state, in particular, exhibiting a peak in the logarithmic entanglement negativity.
- Received 12 July 2016
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.95.013812
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