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Non-Hermitian Topological Sensors (2003.13699v3)
Published 30 Mar 2020 in cond-mat.mes-hall, physics.ins-det, physics.optics, and quant-ph
Abstract: We introduce and study a novel class of sensors whose sensitivity grows exponentially with the size of the device. Remarkably, this drastic enhancement does not rely on any fine-tuning, but is found to be a stable phenomenon immune to local perturbations. Specifically, the physical mechanism behind this striking phenomenon is intimately connected to the anomalous sensitivity to boundary conditions observed in non-Hermitian topological systems. We outline concrete platforms for the practical implementation of these non-Hermitian topological sensors (NTOS) ranging from classical meta-materials to synthetic quantum-materials.