@phdthesis{17164,
  abstract     = {This thesis is structured into two parts. In the first part, we consider the random
variable X := Tr(f1(W)A1 . . . fk(W)Ak) where W is an N × N Hermitian Wigner matrix, k ∈ N, and we choose (possibly N-dependent) regular functions f1, . . . , fk as well as
bounded deterministic matrices A1, . . . , Ak. In this context, we prove a functional central
limit theorem on macroscopic and mesoscopic scales, showing that the fluctuations of X
around its expectation are Gaussian and that the limiting covariance structure is given
by a deterministic recursion. We further give explicit error bounds in terms of the scaling
of f1, . . . , fk and the number of traceless matrices among A1, . . . , Ak, thus extending
the results of Cipolloni, Erdős and Schröder [40] to products of arbitrary length k ≥ 2.
Analyzing the underlying combinatorics leads to a non-recursive formula for the variance
of X as well as the covariance of X and Y := Tr(fk+1(W)Ak+1 . . . fk+ℓ(W)Ak+ℓ) of similar
build. When restricted to polynomials, these formulas reproduce recent results of Male,
Mingo, Peché, and Speicher [107], showing that the underlying combinatorics of noncrossing partitions and annular non-crossing permutations continue to stay valid beyond
the setting of second-order free probability theory. As an application, we consider the
fluctuation of Tr(eitW A1e
−itW A2)/N around its thermal value Tr(A1) Tr(A2)/N2 when t
is large and give an explicit formula for the variance.
The second part of the thesis collects three smaller projects focusing on different random
matrix models. In the first project, we show that a class of weakly perturbed Hamiltonians
of the form Hλ = H0 + λW, where W is a Wigner matrix, exhibits prethermalization.
That is, the time evolution generated by Hλ relaxes to its ultimate thermal state via an
intermediate prethermal state with a lifetime of order λ
−2
. As the main result, we obtain
a general relaxation formula, expressing the perturbed dynamics via the unperturbed
dynamics and the ultimate thermal state. The proof relies on a two-resolvent global law
for the deformed Wigner matrix Hλ.
The second project focuses on correlated random matrices, more precisely on a correlated N × N Hermitian random matrix with a polynomially decaying metric correlation
structure. A trivial a priori bound shows that the operator norm of this model is stochastically dominated by √
N. However, by calculating the trace of the moments of the matrix
and using the summable decay of the cumulants, the norm estimate can be improved to a
bound of order one.
In the third project, we consider a multiplicative perturbation of the form UA(t) where U
is a unitary random matrix and A = diag(t, 1, ..., 1). This so-called UA model was
first introduced by Fyodorov [73] for its applications in scattering theory. We give a
general description of the eigenvalue trajectories obtained by varying the parameter t and
introduce a flow of deterministic domains that separates the outlier resulting from the
rank-one perturbation from the typical eigenvalues for all sub-critical timescales. The
results are obtained under generic assumptions on U that hold for various unitary random
matrices, including the circular unitary ensemble (CUE) in the original formulation of
the model.},
  author       = {Reker, Jana},
  issn         = {2663-337X},
  keywords     = {Random Matrices, Spectrum, Central Limit Theorem, Resolvent, Free Probability},
  pages        = {206},
  publisher    = {Institute of Science and Technology Austria},
  title        = {{Central limit theorems for random matrices: From resolvents to free probability}},
  doi          = {10.15479/at:ista:17164},
  year         = {2024},
}

@article{21523,
  abstract     = {In this paper, we report dispersion-engineered metasurfaces with distinct functionalities controlled by wavelength. Unlike previous approaches based on spatial multiplexing or vertical stacking of metasurfaces, we utilize a single phase profile with wavelength dependence encoded in the phase shifters’ dispersion. We designed and fabricated a multiwavelength achromatic metalens (MAM) with achromatic focusing for blue (B), green (G), yellow (Y), and red (R) light and two wavelength-controlled beam generators (WCBG): one focuses light with orbital angular momentum (OAM) states (l = 0,1,2) corresponding to three primary colors; the other produces ordinary focal spots (l = 0) for red and green light, while generating a vortex beam (l = 1) in the blue. A full color (RGB) hologram is also demonstrated in simulation. Our approach opens a path to applications ranging from near-eye displays and holography to compact multiwavelength beam generation.},
  author       = {Shi, Zhujun and Khorasaninejad, Mohammadreza and Huang, Yao-Wei and Roques-Carmes, Charles and Zhu, Alexander Y. and Chen, Wei Ting and Sanjeev, Vyshakh and Ding, Zhao-Wei and Tamagnone, Michele and Chaudhary, Kundan and Devlin, Robert C. and Qiu, Cheng-Wei and Capasso, Federico},
  issn         = {1530-6992},
  journal      = {Nano Letters},
  keywords     = {Metasurface, dispersion engineering, visible spectrum, titanium dioxide, orbital angular momentum states, achromatic metalens},
  number       = {4},
  pages        = {2420--2427},
  publisher    = {American Chemical Society },
  title        = {{Single-layer metasurface with controllable multiwavelength functions}},
  doi          = {10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b05458},
  volume       = {18},
  year         = {2018},
}