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Author Gustafsson, Martin V.; Santos, Paulo V.; Johansson, Göran; Delsing, Per
Title Local probing of propagating acoustic waves in a gigahertz echo chamber Type Journal Article
Year 2012 Publication Nature Physics Abbreviated Journal Nat. Phys.
Volume (down) 8 Issue 4 Pages 338-343
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Abstract In the same way that micro-mechanical resonators resemble guitar strings and drums, surface acoustic waves resemble the sound these instruments produce, but moving over a solid surface rather than through air. In contrast with oscillations in suspended resonators, such propagating mechanical waves have not before been studied near the quantum mechanical limits. Here, we demonstrate local probing of surface acoustic waves with a displacement sensitivity of 30amRMSHz-1/2 and detection sensitivity on the single-phonon level after averaging, at a frequency of 932MHz. Our probe is a piezoelectrically coupled single-electron transistor, which is sufficiently fast, non-destructive and localized to enable us to track pulses echoing back and forth in a long acoustic cavity, self-interfering and ringing the cavity up and down. We project that strong coupling to quantum circuits will enable new experiments, and hybrids using the unique features of surface acoustic waves. Prospects include quantum investigations of phonon-phonon interactions, and acoustic coupling to superconducting qubits for which we present favourable estimates.
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Call Number RPLAB @ gujma @ Serial 813
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Author Korotkov, Alexander N.
Title Entanglement preservation: The Sleeping Beauty approach Type Journal Article
Year 2012 Publication Nature Physics Abbreviated Journal Nat. Phys.
Volume (down) 8 Issue 2 Pages 107-108
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Abstract Two-qubit entanglement can be preserved by partially measuring the qubits to leave them in a 'lethargic' state. The original state is restored using quantum measurement reversal after the qubits have travelled through a decoherence channel.
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Call Number RPLAB @ gujma @ Serial 814
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Author Kim, Yong-Su; Lee, Jong-Chan; Kwon, Osung; Kim, Yoon-Ho
Title Protecting entanglement from decoherence using weak measurement and quantum measurement reversal Type Journal Article
Year 2012 Publication Nature Physics Abbreviated Journal Nat. Phys.
Volume (down) 8 Issue 2 Pages 117-120
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Abstract Decoherence, often caused by unavoidable coupling with the environment, leads to degradation of quantum coherence. For a multipartite quantum system, decoherence leads to degradation of entanglement and, in certain cases, entanglement sudden death. Tackling decoherence, thus, is a critical issue faced in quantum information, as entanglement is a vital resource for many quantum information applications including quantum computing, quantum cryptography, quantum teleportation and quantum metrology. Here, we propose and demonstrate a scheme to protect entanglement from decoherence. Our entanglement protection scheme makes use of the quantum measurement itself for actively battling against decoherence and it can effectively circumvent even entanglement sudden death.
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Call Number RPLAB @ gujma @ Serial 815
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Author Bason, Mark G.; Viteau, Matthieu; Malossi, Nicola; Huillery, Paul; Arimondo, Ennio; Ciampini, Donatella; Fazio, Rosario; Giovannetti, Vittorio; Mannella, Riccardo; Morsch, Oliver
Title High-fidelity quantum driving Type Journal Article
Year 2012 Publication Nature Physics Abbreviated Journal Nat. Phys.
Volume (down) 8 Issue 2 Pages 147-152
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Abstract Accurately controlling a quantum system is a fundamental requirement in quantum information processing and the coherent manipulation of molecular systems. The ultimate goal in quantum control is to prepare a desired state with the highest fidelity allowed by the available resources and the experimental constraints. Here we experimentally implement two optimal high-fidelity control protocols using a two-level quantum system comprising Bose-Einstein condensates in optical lattices. The first is a short-cut protocol that reaches the maximum quantum-transformation speed compatible with the Heisenberg uncertainty principle. In the opposite limit, we realize the recently proposed transitionless superadiabatic protocols in which the system follows the instantaneous adiabatic ground state nearly perfectly. We demonstrate that superadiabatic protocols are extremely robust against control parameter variations, making them useful for practical applications.
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Call Number RPLAB @ gujma @ Serial 816
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Author Kumar, Sushil; Chan, Chun Wang I.; Hu, Qing; Reno, John L.
Title A 1.8-THz quantum cascade laser operating significantly above the temperature of hw/k Type Journal Article
Year 2011 Publication Nature Physics Abbreviated Journal
Volume (down) 7 Issue Pages 166-171
Keywords QCL, 2 mW at 155 K and 1.8 THz
Abstract Several competing technologies continue to advance the field of terahertz science; of particular importance has been the development of a terahertz semiconductor quantum cascade laser (QCL), which is arguably the only solid-state terahertz source with average optical power levels of much greater than a milliwatt. Terahertz QCLs are required to be cryogenically cooled and improvement of their temperature performance is the single most important research goal in the field. Thus far, their maximum operating temperature has been empirically limited to ~planckω/kB, a largely inexplicable trend that has bred speculation that a room-temperature terahertz QCL may not be possible in materials used at present. Here, we argue that this behaviour is an indirect consequence of the resonant-tunnelling injection mechanism employed in all previously reported terahertz QCLs. We demonstrate a new scattering-assisted injection scheme to surpass this limit for a 1.8-THz QCL that operates up to ~1.9planckω/kB (163 K). Peak optical power in excess of 2 mW was detected from the laser at 155 K. This development should make QCL technology attractive for applications below 2 THz, and initiate new design strategies for realizing a room-temperature terahertz semiconductor laser.
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