Under what conditions is the matrix exponential $ e^A $ symplectic?

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Let $ A \in \Bbb R^{2n \times 2n}$ and let the matrix exponential $ e^A $ be defined by

$$ e^A := \sum_{k=0}^{\infty}\frac{A^k}{k!}.$$

I want to ask under what conditions the matrix $ e^A $ is symplectic, i.e.,

$$ (e^A)^TJe^A=J,$$

where $$ J=\left(\begin{matrix} 0 & I_n\\ -I_n& 0 \end{matrix}\right). $$

I have known that if $ B $ is symmetric, then $$ (e^{JB})^TJe^{JB}=J. $$ However, it seems that I cannot apply this to the original problem. Can you give me some hints or referneces?