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Non-Hermitian Matter-Wave Mixing In Bose-Einstein Condensates: Dissipation-Induced Amplification, S. Wuster, Ramy El-Ganainy

Ramy El-Ganainy

We investigate the nonlinear scattering dynamics in interacting atomic Bose-Einstein condensates under non-Hermitian dissipative conditions. We show that, by carefully engineering a momentum-dependent atomic loss profile, one can achieve matter-wave amplification through four-wave mixing in a quasi-one-dimensional nearly-free-space setup—a process that is forbidden in the counterpart Hermitian systems due to energy mismatch. Additionally, we show that similar effects lead to rich nonlinear dynamics in higher dimensions. Finally, we propose a physical realization for selectively tailoring the momentum-dependent atomic dissipation. Our strategy is based on a two-step process: (i) exciting atoms to narrow Rydberg or metastable excited states, and (ii) introducing …

Modeling Out-Of-Plane Actuation In Thin-Film Nematic Polymer Networks: From Chiral Ribbons To Auto-Origami Boxes Via Twist And Topology, Vianney Gimenez-Pinto, Fangfu Ye, Badel Mbanga, Jonathan Selinger, Robin Selinger

Jonathan Selinger

Application Of Transfer Matrix Method To Secondharmonic Generation In Nonlinear Photonic Bandgap Structures: Oblique Incidence, Han Li

Han Li

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Sucralose Destabilization Of Protein Structure, Christina M. Othon

Christina M Othon

Sucralose is a commonly employed artificial sweetener that behaves very differently than its natural disaccharide counterpart, sucrose, in terms of its interaction with biomolecules. The presence of sucralose in solution is found to destabilize the native structure of two model protein systems: the globular protein bovine serum albumin and an enzyme staphylococcal nuclease. The melting temperature of these proteins decreases as a linear function of sucralose concentration. We correlate this destabilization to the increased polarity of the molecule. The strongly polar nature is manifested as a large dielectric friction exerted on the excited-state rotational diffusion of tryptophan using time-resolved fluorescence …

Second-Harmonic Generation At Oblique Angles In Photonic Bandgap Structures, Han Li

Han Li

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Second Harmonic Generation At Oblique Angles In Photonic Bandgap Structures, Han Li

Han Li

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Heterogeneous Rotational Diffusion Of A Fluorescent Probe In Lipid Monolayers, Christina M. Othon

Christina M Othon

The rotational correlation time of the lipid probe 1-palmitoyl-2-{6-[(7-nitro-2-1,3-benzoxadiazol-4-yl)amino]hexanoyl}-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (NBD-PC) is measured using fluorescence anisotropy for two lipid species. We measure the rotational diffusion in a monolayer of 1,2-Didecanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DPPC) which displays a phase transition at room temperature from the liquid expanded to the liquid-condensed phase. The constant rotational diffusion of the probe throughout the phase transition reflects the measurement of dynamics in only the liquid-expanded phase. We contrast the dynamic changes during this phase coexistence to the continuous density increase observed in 1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DMPC) at room temperature. We observe a non-exponential decay of the probe diffusion consistent with heterogeneity …

Electrical Current In Sinai Billiards Under General Small Forces, Pengfei Zhang

Pengfei Zhang

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Application Of The Transfer Matrix Method To Reflection Gratings In Positive And Negative Index Materials, Han Li

Han Li

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Algebraic Characteristics And Satisfiability Threshold Of Random Boolean Equations, Binghui Guo Dr, Wei Wei Dr, Yifan Sun Dr, Zhiming Zheng Dr

Yifan Sun

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