Multiparticle entanglement via resonant interaction between light and atomic ensembles

Multiparticle entangled states generated via interaction between narrowband light and an ensemble of identical two-level atoms are considered. Depending on the initial photon statistics, correlation between atoms and photons can give rise to entangled states of these systems. It is found that the state of any pair of atoms interacting with weak single-mode squeezed light is inseparable and robust against decay. Optical schemes for preparing entangled states of atomic ensembles by projective measurement are described.     

基于腔QED的多用户间的多原子量子信道的建立

提出基于腔QED技术的多用户间的多原子W态和GHZ态量子信道的建立方案.在量子网络的空闲时段,各个用户和量子交换机共享EPR对.量子交换机通过原子和腔场的相互作用将两个EPR对制备成W态,再与另一个EPR对进行纠缠交换,经过直接测量后为用户建立三原子W态量子信道;同时讨论了四用户间的W态量子信道的建立方案.量子交换机对三个EPR对进行纠缠交换,将三个原子同时与腔场作用,经过直接测量后为用户建立三原子GHZ态量子信道;并将此方法推广到N个用户间的GHZ态量子信道的建立. 关键词： 腔QED 量子信道 量子交换机 纠缠交换     

Entanglement and Pancharatnam Phase for Two Two-Level Atoms Interacting with a Single Mode Field

A model of two 2-level atoms interacts with a single quantized electromagnetic field is considered. We study the effect of the mean photon number and the structure of the initial states of the two atoms on the dynamics of the atomic system from the separability point of view. It is found that, if we start from a product mixed atomic state, the probability of generating long living entangled states is increased as the mean photon number increases. Starting from excited atomic system in product state, one generates a more stable entangled states with high degree of entanglement. Also, the effect of the mean photon number on atomic system prepared initially in entangled states is investigated. It is found that the entangled state generated from the initially partial entangled states are more robust than those obtained from a maximum entangled state. The Pancharatnam phase for the separable and entangled states is studied under the effect of the mean photon number and the structure of the initial state. We find that for the separable states, the collapses decrease and the amplitude of the revivals is smaller than that for the entangled state, so there are long-living entangled phases. This property give us a great chances to store safely information in entangled state.     

通过Raman相互作用隐形传送未知多原子纠缠态

基于多粒子纠缠态在证明量子非定域性和量子信息处理方面的重要应用,提出一种方案隐形传送未知原子纠缠态.方案基于Λ型三能级原子与单模腔场的简并Raman相互作用.首先让n个原子相继通过一个相干腔场来制备量子通道.然后发送者让携带未知纠缠态的另n个原子相继通过相干腔场并通过对原子与腔场的探测作联合测量.当｜α｜1时,可以用探测正交态的方法探测腔场.最后接收者根据由经典通道得到的联合测量结果重构初始态.方案的特点是用一个相干态与多个原子的纠缠态作为量子通道,简单易行.该方案有望在证明量子非定域性和量子信息过程中有重要的应用价值.     

Multipartite entanglement detection in bosons

We propose a simple quantum network to detect multipartite entangled states of bosons and show how to implement this network for neutral atoms stored in an optical lattice. We investigate the special properties of cluster states, multipartite entangled states, and superpositions of distinct macroscopic quantum states that can be identified by the network.     

Scheme for Robust Storage of Multi-particle Entanglement with a Cavity QED System

We propose a scheme for robustly storing multi-atom entangled states involving Bell states, three-particle W-state, n-particle W-like-states, generalized multi-particle W-states, n-particle GHZ-states, and partially entangled states in cavity QED. Our scheme can preserve the internal structure of the entangled states above, with only generation of a global phase corresponding to each of entangled states during the storage of them. One single-mode cavity and n identical two-level atoms are required. Our scheme may be realized in the present technology. The idea may be also utilized to store multi-trapped-ion entangled states in linear ion trap.     

Scheme for Robust Storage of Multi-particle Entanglement with a Cavity QED System

We propose a scheme for robustly storing multi-atom entangled states involving Bell states, three-particle W-state, n-particle W-like-states, generalized multi-particle W-states, n-particle GHZ-states, and partially entangled states in cavity QED. Our scheme can preserve the internal structure of the entangled states above, with only generation of a global phase corresponding to each of entangled states during the storage of them. One single-mode cavity and n identical two-level atoms are required. Our scheme may be realized in the present technology. The idea may be also utilized to store multi-trapped-ion entangled states in linear ion trap.     

Entropy evolvement properties in a system of Schrodinger cat state light field interacting with two entangled atoms

The field entropy can be regarded as a measurement of the degree of entanglement between the light field and the atoms of a system which is composed of two-level atoms initially in an entangled state interacting with the Schr\"{o}dinger cat state. The influences of the strength of light field and the phase angle between the two coherent states on the field entropy are discussed by using numerical calculations. The result shows that when the strength of light field is large enough the field entropy is not zero and the degrees of entanglement between the atoms and the three different states of the light fields are equal. When the strength of the light field is small, the degree of entanglement is maximum in a system of the two entangled atoms interacting with an odd coherent state; it is intermediate for a system of the two entangled atoms interacting with the Yurke--Stoler coherent state, and it is minimum in a system of the two entangled atoms interacting with an even coherent state.     

Scheme to Implement Optimal Symmetric 1→2 Universal Quantum Telecloning Through Cavity-Assisted Interaction

We propose a scheme to implement the optimal symmetric 1→2 universal quantum telecloning through cavity-assisted interaction. In our scheme, an arbitrary single atomic state can be telecloned to two single atomic states. And three atoms are trapped in three spatially separated cavities respectively. With a particular multiparticle entangled state acting as a quantum information channel and the trapped single atom acting as a quantum network node for its long-lived internal state, quantum information can be telecloned among nodes and can stored in the nodes.     

Preparation of Entanglement of Atoms and of Photons via Cavity Input-Output Process

We propose a method to prepare multipartite entangled states such as cluster states and graph states based on the cavity input-output process and single photon measurement. Two quantum gates, a controlled phase gate and a fusion gate between two atoms trapped in respective cavities, are proposed to prepare atomic cluster states and graph states with one and two dimensions. We also introduce a scheme that can generate an arbitrary multipartite photon duster state which uses two coherent states as a qubit basis.     

Quantum Fisher Information of Driven Multi-particle Systems in Structured Bosonic Reservoirs

We investigate the dynamics of the precision of the parameter estimation in many driven atoms, each of which interacts with a local structured bosonic reservoir respectively. The evolution of quantum states for single driven atom is described by the time local quantum master equation. The dynamics of the quantum Fisher information for many entangled atoms is obtained by means of the supreoperator mapping. The estimation limit is superior to the standard quantum limit during a characteristic interval. At a given time, the precision of parameter estimation can be improved to a maximal value if the number of entangled atoms is chosen to be an optimal value. The optimal number of entangled atoms is determined by the dynamical property. The decay of quantum Fisher information is accelerated with the increase of the number of entangled atoms.     

Unconditional preparation of entanglement between atoms in cascaded optical cavities

We propose a scheme to unconditionally entangle the internal states of atoms trapped in separate high-finesse optical cavities. The scheme uses the technique of quantum reservoir engineering in a cascaded cavity-QED setting, and for ideal (lossless) coupling between the cavities generates an entangled pure state. Highly entangled states are also shown to be possible for realizable cavity-QED parameters and with nonideal coupling.     

Distributed Entangled State Production by Using Quantum Repeater Protocol

We consider entangled state production utilizing a full optomechanical arrangement, based on which we create entanglement between two far three-level V-type atoms using a quantum repeater protocol. At first, we consider eight identical atoms (1,2,? ,8), while adjacent pairs (i,i +?1) with i =?1,3,5,7 have been prepared in entangled states and the atoms 1, 8 are the two target atoms. The three-level atoms (1,2,3,4) and (5,6,7,8) distinctly become entangled with the system including optical and mechanical modes by performing the interaction in optomechanical cavities between atoms (2,3) and (6,7), respectively. Then, by operating appropriate measurements, instead of Bell state measurement which is a hard task in practical works, the entangled states of atoms (1,4) and (5,8) are achieved. Next, via interacting atoms (4,5) of the pairs (1,4) and (5,8) and operating proper measurement, the entangled state of target atoms (1,8) is obtained. In the continuation, entropy and success probability of the produced entangled state are then evaluated. It is observed that the time period of entropy is increased by increasing the mechanical frequency (ω_M) and by decreasing optomechanical coupling strength to the field modes (G). Also, in most cases, the maximum of success probability is increased by decreasing G and via decreasing ω_M.

     

Entanglement of electronic states of impurities in a nanocrystal

It is shown that the dynamics of electronic states of impurities in a nanocrystal embedded in a bulk matrix can be described with the help of the model of a single-mode microcavity with quasi-resonant atoms and losses at the mirrors. In the proposed model, the dynamics of impurities is similar to the collective decay of atoms in a common bath. In the case of a nanocrystal, matrix phonons represent this bath. Impurities interact with the localized phonon mode of the nanocrystal owing to the electron-phonon interaction. The localized phonon mode is coupled with bath phonons at the nanocrystal boundary. In the dispersive limit, the standard model of collective relaxation appears, within the framework of which, different types of many-particle entangled electronic states of impurities are described. In the case of exact resonance, similar entangled states also appear, which are discussed for two impurities in a nanocrystal.     

Entanglement dynamics of non-interacting two-qubit system under a squeezed vacuum environment

Entanglement dynamics of two non-interacting atoms in a squeezed vacuum reservoir is studied. Several examples with different initial entangled states are investigated, and it is found that entangled atoms become disentangled faster in squeezed vacuum than in ordinary vacuum, and larger squeezing results in faster entanglement decay. The time evolution of the concurrence and the separability "distance" A can be used to explain this novel entanglement sudden death phenomenon.     

Entanglement dynamics of spatially close bipartite atomic systems in thermal environment

We investigate the entanglement dynamics in a bipartite atomic system subjected to thermal environment with arbitrary initial pure entangled states. We consider the atoms close together and study the effect of temperature of the reservoir and the interatomic distance on the evolution of entanglement for both initially entangled and unentangled states. We find that we can have long time entanglement even in thermal environment.     

Scheme for Generation of Maximally Entangled States via Entanglement Swapping

Based on two atoms and two cavities initially in two pairs of atom-photon nonmaximally entangled states, we propose a relatively simple scheme to create maximally entangled photon-photon and atom-photon states via entanglement swapping using techniques of cavity QED inspired by the scheme proposed in [Phys. Rev. A 71 (2005)044302] and [Phys. Rev. A 71 (2005) 034312]. Our scheme does not involve the measurement in Bell basis, we only require detecting the states of atoms.     

Two-photon coherent control of atomic collisions by light with entangled polarization

We describe a new method of coherent optical control of internal dynamics of atomic collisions by means of two correlated light beams having entangled polarizations. We show that, if excitation of a colliding pair of atoms is by two photons having entangled polarizations, it is possible to redirect the output fragments of the collision into certain channels with a selected type of internal transition symmetry. The transition symmetry is defined in the body-fixed coordinate frame which has random and originally unknown orientation in space.     

A novel scheme of hybrid entanglement swapping and teleportation using cavity QED in the small and large detuning regimes and quasi-Bell state measurement method

We outline a scheme for entanglement swapping based on cavity QED as well as quasi-Bell state measurement(quasiBSM) methods. The atom–field interaction in the cavity QED method is performed in small and large detuning regimes.We assume two atoms are initially entangled together and, distinctly two cavities are prepared in an entangled coherent–coherent state. In this scheme, we want to transform entanglement to the atom-field system. It is observed that, the fidelities of the swapped entangled state in the quasi-BSM method can be compatible with those obtained in the small and large detuning regimes in the cavity QED method(the condition of this compatibility will be discussed). In addition, in the large detuning regime, the swapped entangled state is obtained by detecting and quasi-BSM approaches. In the continuation,by making use of the atom–field entangled state obtained in both approaches in a large detuning regime, we show that the atomic as well as field states teleportation with complete fidelity can be achieved.     

Entanglement of two ground state neutral atoms using Rydberg blockade

We report on our recent progress in trapping and manipulation of internal states of single neutral rubidium atoms in optical tweezers. We demonstrate the creation of an entangled state between two ground state atoms trapped in separate tweezers using the effect of Rydberg blockade. The quality of the entanglement is measured using global rotations of the internal states of both atoms.