High efficient scheme for remote state preparation with cavity QED

In this paper, a scheme is proposed for remote state preparation （RSP） with cavity quantum electrodynamics （QED）. In our scheme, two observers share two-atom nonmaximally entangled state as quantum channels and can realize remote preparation of state of an atom. We also propose a generalization for remote preparation of N-atom entangled state by （N＋1）-atom GHZ-like state （N ≥ 2）. By this scheme, one single-atom projective measurement is enough for the RSP of a qubit or N-atom entangled state, and the probability of success for RSP is unity. Furthermore, we have considered the case where observers use W-like state as quantum channels to realize RSP of a qubit. We compare our scheme with existing ones.     

Statistical Properties of Thermal State Under Quantum Hadamard Transform

We study a new type of thermal state which is obtained by operating Hadamard operator on a thermal field. We call this new thermal state as quantum Hadamard’s thermal state (QHTS). The normally ordered form of QHTS is derived by using Weyl-ordering invariance under the similarity transformation and the Weyl correspondence scheme. We find that QHTS can be considered as squeezed state under certain conditions. The statistical properties of QHTS is also discussed.     

Realizing the strongly correlated d-wave Mott-insulator state in a fermionic cold-atom optical lattice

We show that a new state of matter, the d-wave Mott-insulator state (d-Mott state) (introduced recently by [H. Yao, W. F. Tsai, and S. A. Kivelson, Phys. Rev. B 76, 161104 (2007)]), which is characterized by a nonzero expectation value of a local plaquette operator embedded in an insulating state, can be engineered using ultracold atomic fermions in two-dimensional double-well optical lattices. We characterize and analyze the parameter regime where the d-Mott state is stable. We predict the testable signatures of the state in the time-of-flight measurements.     

通过四个纠缠态粒子来实现未知的三个纠缠态粒子的量子几率隐形传输

提出一种分别利用四个三态粒子的最大纠缠态和非最大纠缠态作为量子通道来传输一未知的三个三态粒子纠缠态的方案.首先考察量子通道是最大纠缠态的情况,然后进一步考察量子通道是非最大纠缠态的情况,同时发现在后者情况时,通过引进一个辅助粒子,并构造一幺正变换矩阵,即可以一定的几率完成该三态粒子纠缠态的隐形传输.     

Generic dissipation of entanglement

We find states for a multi-level system which are stable under a very general model of dissipation, one which is governed simply by generic rate parameters; in general such stable states are not entangled. We exhibit such a state explicitly for a two-qubit system. We then specialize to a more physical model of dissipation, one which is governed by pure dephasing. In such a case it is possible, by choice of the dephasing rates, to have a stable, and limiting, entangled state under the evolution governed by the free hamiltonian and pure decoherence. We exhibit such a choice explicitly which has a stable and limiting two-qubit state of maximum entanglement (Bell state).     

New high-efficiency source of a three-photon w state and its full characterization using quantum state tomography

We propose and demonstrate a new scheme of high-efficiency generation of the three-photon polarization-entangled W state, which is a typical three-qubit entangled state. The high efficiency has enabled the first full characterization of the state by quantum state tomography. We have analyzed the obtained state and observed its nature of tripartite entanglement and robustness of entanglement.     

Many-body spin interactions and the ground state of a dense Rydberg lattice gas

We study a one-dimensional atomic lattice gas in which Rydberg atoms are excited by a laser and whose external dynamics is frozen. We identify a parameter regime in which the Hamiltonian is well approximated by a spin Hamiltonian with quasilocal many-body interactions which possesses an exact analytic ground state solution. This state is a superposition of all states of the system that are compatible with an interaction induced constraint weighted by a fugacity. We perform a detailed analysis of this state which exhibits a crossover between a paramagnetic phase with short-ranged correlations and a crystal. This study also leads us to a class of spin models with many-body interactions that permit an analytic ground state solution.     

Testing the nonlocality of entangled states by a new Bell-like inequality

We test a new four-qubit entangled state by the former Bell-like inequalities and find that it violates these inequalities, but not maximally. According to this entangled state, we build a new Bell-like inequality, which is violated by this new state maximally. We also determine the nonlocality of some other four-qubit states by the new inequality. It is found that the new inequality acts as a strong entanglement witness for the new state. This can be used to test new entangled states experimentally.     

量子隧道态-声子耦合系统的变分法研究

本文采用变分法研究了量子隧道态-声子耦合系统的基态能量。发现:系统的基态可以用位移态及位移-压缩态这两种变分态描述,且随着耦合强度的增加,稳定的基态将由位移态向位移-压缩态转变。本文给出这种转变的相图。 关键词：     

Quantum information transmission in the quantum wireless multihop network based on Werner state

Many previous studies about teleportation are based on pure state. Study of quantum channel as mixed state is more realistic but complicated as pure states degenerate into mixed states by interaction with environment, and the Werner state plays an important role in the study of the mixed state. In this paper, the quantum wireless multihop network is proposed and the information is transmitted hop by hop through teleportation. We deduce a specific expression of the recovered state not only after one-hop teleportation but also across multiple intermediate nodes based on Werner state in a quantum wireless multihop network. We also obtain the fidelity of multihop teleportation.     

Electrical phenomena in barium titanate ceramics

We have studied the current voltage curves of BaTiO₃ ceramics, with fired silver electrodes, between 110–400°C. We have observed a current controlled negative resistance between low conductivity and high conductivity states. The passage from the low to the high conductivity state is accompanied by a brown coloration starting from the anode. Once the high conductivity state is reached it is impossible to return to the low conductivity state unless one anneals the sample for several hours at 400°C. We have measured the voltage distribution along the sample and the short circuited currents after applying a voltage. We interpret our results, assuming carriers injection, by means of the Rose and Lampert models of injection. In the low conductivity state the conduction is ohmic or due to electron injection, and in the high conductivity state there is a double injection regime. However the agreement of the results with the theoretical prediction is good only qualitatively. We think that a more elaborate model is necessary.     

Metastability and uniqueness of vortex states at depinning

We present results from numerical simulations of the transport of vortices in the zero-field-cooled (ZFC) and the field-cooled (FC) state of a type-II superconductor. In the absence of an applied current I, we find that the FC state has a lower defect density than the ZFC state, and is stable against thermal cycling. On the other hand, by cycling I, surprisingly, we find that the ZFC state is the stable state. The FC state is metastable as manifested by increasing I to the depinning current I(c), in which case the FC state evolves into the ZFC state. We also find that all configurations acquire a unique defect density at the depinning transition independent of the history of the initial states.     

Dynamical creation of bosonic cooper-like pairs

We propose a scheme to create a metastable state of paired bosonic atoms in an optical lattice. The most salient features of this state are that the wave function of each pair is a Bell state and that the pair size spans half the lattice, similar to fermionic Cooper pairs. This mesoscopic state can be created with a dynamical process that involves crossing a quantum phase transition and which is supported by the symmetries of the physical system. We characterize the final state by means of a measurable two-particle correlator that detects both the presence of the pairs and their size.     

Interaction of 3-level atom with radiation

The stochastic limit of quantum theory suggests a new, constructive, approach to nonequilibrium phenomena. We illustrate this approach when considering the interaction of 3-level system with a quantum field in a nonequilibrium state. We describe a class of states of the quantum field for which a stationary state drives the system to an inversely populated state. We find that the quotient of the population of the energy levels in the simplest case is described by the double Einstein formula which involves products of two Einstein emission/absorption factors. Emission and absorption of radiation by 3-level atom in nonequilibrium stationary state is described.     

Ir(111) surface state with giant Rashba splitting persists under graphene in air

We reveal a giant Rashba effect (α(R)≈1.3 eV??) on a surface state of Ir(111) by angle-resolved photoemission and by density functional theory. It is demonstrated that the existence of the surface state, its spin polarization, and the size of its Rashba-type spin-orbit splitting remain unaffected when Ir is covered with graphene. The graphene protection is, in turn, sufficient for the spin-split surface state to survive in ambient atmosphere. We discuss this result along with indications for a topological protection of the surface state.     

Twisted vortex state

We study a twisted vortex bundle where quantized vortices form helices circling around the axis of the bundle in a "force-free" configuration. Such a state is created by injecting vortices into a rotating vortex-free superfluid. Using continuum theory we determine the structure and the relaxation of the twisted state. This is confirmed by numerical calculations. We also present experimental evidence of the twisted vortex state in superfluid 3He-B.     

Subsystem purity as an enforcer of entanglement

We show that entanglement can always arise in the interaction of an arbitrarily large system in any mixed state with a single qubit in a pure state. This small initial purity is enough to enforce entanglement even when the total entropy is close to maximum. We demonstrate this feature using the Jaynes-Cummings interaction of a two-level atom in a pure state with a field in a thermal state at an arbitrarily high temperature. We find the time and temperature variation of a lower bound on the amount of entanglement produced and study the classical correlations quantified by the mutual information.     

Spin-charge separation in the quantum spin Hall state

The quantum spin Hall state is a topologically nontrivial insulator state protected by the time-reversal symmetry. We show that such a state always leads to spin-charge separation in the presence of a pi flux. Our result is generally valid for any interacting system. We present a proposal to experimentally observe the phenomenon of spin-charge separation in the recently discovered quantum spin Hall system.     

Noncommutative Geometrical Structures of Multi-Qubit Entangled States

We study the noncommutative geometrical structures of quantum entangled states. We show that the space of a pure entangled state is a noncommutative space. In particular we show that by rewriting the coordinate ring of a conifold or the Segre variety we can get a q-deformed relation in noncommutative geometry. We generalized our construction into a multi-qubit state. We also in detail discuss the noncommutative geometrical structure of a three-qubit state.     

Quantum homodyne tomography of a two-photon Fock state

We present a continuous-variable experimental analysis of a two-photon Fock state of free-propagating light. This state is obtained from a pulsed nondegenerate parametric amplifier, which produces two intensity-correlated twin beams. Counting two photons in one beam projects the other beam in the desired two-photon Fock state, which is analyzed by using a pulsed homodyne detection. The Wigner function of the measured state is clearly negative. We developed a detailed analytic model which allows a fast and efficient analysis of the experimental results.