Creation of quantum correlations between two atoms in a dissipative environment from an initial vacuum state

We have investigated the effect of counter-rotating terms on the dynamics of entanglement and quantum discord between two identical atoms interacting with a lossy single mode cavity field for a system initially in a vacuum state. The counter-rotating terms are found to lead to steady states in the long-time limit which can have high quantum discord, but have no entanglement. The effect of cavity decay rate on this steady-state quantum discord has been also investigated, surprisingly, the increase in cavity decay rate is found to enhance the steady-state quantum discord.     

量子关联简介

量子纠缠作为一种非局域的关联,是一种重要的资源而被广泛应用于量子信息处理。然而,最近的研究结果发现,可分态中也可以存在非经典的关联,量子纠缠只是量子关联的一部分;非纠缠的量子关联在一些量子通信和量子计算任务中扮演着重要的角色。文章简要综述了量子关联的基本概念,描述了几种常见的量子关联度量,并介绍了量子关联在量子信息处理中的作用以及一些最新动态。     

量子关联简介

量子纠缠作为一种非局域的关联,是一种重要的资源而被广泛应用于量子信息处理。然而,最近的研究结果发现,可分态中也可以存在非经典的关联,量子纠缠只是量子关联的一部分;非纠缠的量子关联在一些量子通信和量子计算任务中扮演着重要的角色。文章简要综述了量子关联的基本概念,描述了几种常见的量子关联度量,并介绍了量子关联在量子信息处理中的作用以及一些最新动态。     

Environment and initial state engineered dynamics of quantum and classical correlations

Based on an open exactly solvable system coupled to an environment with nontrivial spectral density, we connect the features of quantum and classical correlations with some features of the environment, initial states of the system, and the presence of initial system–environment correlations. Some interesting features not revealed before are observed by changing the structure of environment, the initial states of system, and the presence of initial system–environment correlations. The main results are as follows. (1) Quantum correlations exhibit temporary freezing and permanent freezing even at high temperature of the environment, for which the necessary and sufficient conditions are given by three propositions. (2) Quantum correlations display a transition from temporary freezing to permanent freezing by changing the structure of environment. (3) Quantum correlations can be enhanced all the time, for which the condition is put forward. (4) The one-to-one dependency relationship between all kinds of dynamic behaviors of quantum correlations and the initial states of the system as well as environment structure is established. (5) In the presence of initial system–environment correlations, quantum correlations under local environment exhibit temporary multi-freezing phenomenon. While under global environment they oscillate, revive, and damp, an explanation for which is given.     

Multipartite quantum correlations among atoms in QED cavities

We study the nonlocality dynamics for two models of atoms in cavity quantum electrodynamics (QED); the first model contains atoms in a single cavity undergoing nearest-neighbor interactions with no initial correlation, and the second contains atoms confined in n different and noninteracting cavities, all of which were initially prepared in a maximally correlated state of n qubits corresponding to the atomic degrees of freedom. The nonlocality evolution of the states in the second model shows that the corresponding maximal violation of a multipartite Bell inequality exhibits revivals at precise times, defining, nonlocality sudden deaths and nonlocality sudden rebirths, in analogy with entanglement. These quantum correlations are provided analytically for the second model to make the study more thorough. Differences in the first model regarding whether the array of atoms inside the cavity is arranged in a periodic or open fashion are crucial to the generation or redistribution of quantum correlations. This contribution paves the way to using the nonlocality multipartite correlation measure for describing the collective complex behavior displayed by slightly interacting cavity QED arrays.     

Dynamics of quantum discord in a two-qubit system under classical noise

We study the quantum discord dynamics of two noninteracting qubits that are, respectively, subject to classical noise. The results show that the dynamics of quantum discord are dependent on both the coupling between the qubits and classical noise, and the average switching rate of the classical noise. In the weak-coupling Markovian region, quantum discord exhibits exponent decay without revival, and can be well protected by increasing the average classical noise switching rate. While in the strong-coupling non-Markovian region, quantum discord reveals slowly decayed oscillations with quick revival by decreasing the average switching rate of the classical noise. Thus, our results provide a new method of protecting quantum discord in a two-qubit system by controlling the coupling between the qubits and classical noise, and the average switching rate of the classical noise.     

Quantum correlations between two non-interacting atoms under the influence of a thermal environment

By considering a double Jaynes-Cummings model,we investigate the dynamics of quantum correlations,such as the quantum discord and the entanglement,for two atoms in their respective noisy environments,and study the effect of the purity and the cavity temperature on the quantum correlations.The results show that the entanglement suffers sudden death and revival,however the quantum discord can still reveal the quantum correlations between the two atoms in the region where the entanglement is zero.Moreover,when the temperature of each cavity is high the entanglement dies out in a short time,but the quantum discord still survives for quite a long time.It means that the quantum discord is more resistant to environmental disturbance than the entanglement at higher temperatures.     

Quantum correlations between two non-interacting atoms under the influence of a thermal environment

By considering a double Jaynes-Cummings model, we investigate the dynamics of quantum correlations, such as the quantum discord and the entanglement, for two atoms in their respective noisy environments, and study the effect of the purity and the cavity temperature on the quantum correlations. The results show that the entanglement suffers sudden death and revival, however the quantum discord can still reveal the quantum correlations between the two atoms in the region where the entanglement is zero. Moreover, when the temperature of each cavity is high the entanglement dies out in a short time, but the quantum discord still survives for quite a long time. It means that the quantum discord is more resistant to environmental disturbance than the entanglement at higher temperatures.     

阻尼Jaynes-Cummings模型中两原子的量子关联动力学

几何量子失协 (geometrical quantum discord, GQD)是目前度量量子体系中量子关联的一种行之有效的方法, 本文利用几何量子失协考察了有阻尼存在的Jaynes-Cumming (J-C)模型中两原子的量子关联动力学. 给出了几何量子失协在原子和光场发生共振和非共振耦合两种情况下的动力学演化行为, 尤其揭示了阻尼耗散对几何量子失协的影响. 关键词： 阻尼Jaynes-Cummings(J-C) 模型 量子关联 几何量子失协 (GQD)     

Global quantum discord and quantum phase transition in XY model

We study the relationship between the behavior of global quantum correlations and quantum phase transitions in XY model. We find that the two kinds of phase transitions in the studied model can be characterized by the features of global quantum discord (GQD) and the corresponding quantum correlations. We demonstrate that the maximum of the sum of all the nearest neighbor bipartite GQDs is effective and accurate for signaling the Ising quantum phase transition, in contrast, the sudden change of GQD is very suitable for characterizing another phase transition in the XY model. This may shed lights on the study of properties of quantum correlations in different quantum phases.     

不同磁场环境下Heisenberg XXZ自旋链中的热量子失协

本文研究了不同磁场环境下一维Heisenberg XXZ自旋链中两量子比特的热量子失协特性. 在四种不同的磁场环境下: 1) B₁=B₂=0 (无磁场); 2) B₁≠0, B₂=0 (磁场只作用于其中一个量子比特); 3) B₁=B₂ (均匀磁场); 4) B₁=-B₂ (非均匀磁场), 对分别作用在每个量子比特上的磁场B₁和B₂对其量子关联的影响作了详细的讨论, 且数值计算和比较了其量子失协和量子纠缠的异同. 结果显示: 在有限温度下, 量子失协相比于量子纠缠更普遍, 且非均匀磁场相比于均匀磁场对量子失协和量子纠缠更有用, 更有利于量子通讯和量子信息处理过程. 关键词： 量子关联 纠缠 量子失协     

Controlling quantum discord dynamics in cavity QED systems by applying a classical driving field with phase decoherence

We investigate a two-level atom interacting with a quantized cavity field and a classical driving field in the presence of phase decoherence and find that a stationary quantum discord can arise in the interaction of the atom and cavity field as the time turns to infinity. We also find that the stationary quantum discord can be increased by applying a classical driving field. Furthermore, we explore the quantum discord dynamics of two identical non-interacting two-level atoms independently interacting with a quantized cavity field and a classical driving field in the presence of phase decoherence. Results show that the quantum discord between two atoms is more robust than entanglement under phase decoherence and the classical driving field can help to improve the amount of quantum discord of the two atoms.     

3D dissipative motion of atoms in a strongly coupled driven cavity

We develop quantum models for the combined external and internal motion of atoms in a strongly coupled driven cavity mode including the transverse degrees of freedom. Using a simplified Gaussian mode function we determine the parameter regimes and prospects of 3D cooling and confinement of one or two atoms in the cavity field. Analysing the field dynamics for slow atoms traversing the cavity, we show that the spectrum of the transmitted and spontaneously scattered light contains ample information on the motional dynamics of the atom and can be nicely used to investigate the cooling properties of the system. Including several atoms in the dynamics we show how motional correlations build up by the common interaction with the cavity field. This can be looked upon as collisions at far distance and can be monitored via the transmitted field dynamics. Received 5 March 1999 and Received in final form 4 May 1999     

Controlling quantum discord dynamics in cavity QED systems by applying a classical driving field with phase decoherence

We investigate a two-level atom interacting with a quantized cavity field and a classical driving field in the presence of phase decoherence and find that a stationary quantum discord can arise in the interaction of the atom and cavity field as the time turns to infinity.We also find that the stationary quantum discord can be increased by applying a classical driving field.Furthermore,we explore the quantum discord dynamics of two identical non-interacting two-level atoms independently interacting with a quantized cavity field and a classical driving field in the presence of phase decoherence.Results show that the quantum discord between two atoms is more robust than entanglement under phase decoherence and the classical driving field can help to improve the amount of quantum discord of the two atoms.     

Interaction between classical and quantum systems and the measurement of quantum observables

Quantum mechanics presumes classical measuring instruments with which they interact. The problem of measurement interaction between classical and quantum systems is posed and solved. The restriction to compatible measurements comes about naturally as the condition for the integrity of the classical system. A technical device is the perspective on classical mechanics as quantum mechanics with essentially hidden dynamical variables. Work supported in part by U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, ERDA.     

Monogamy of quantum correlations in the one-dimensional anisotropic XXXYYY model

In this paper, the monogamy properties of some quantum correlations, including the geometric quantum discord, concurrence, entanglement of formation and entropy quantum discord, in the anisotropic spin-1/2 XY model with staggered Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya(DM) interaction have been investigated using the quantum renormalization group(QRG) method. We summarize the monogamy relation for different quantum correlation measures and make an explicit comparison. Through mathematical calculations and analysis, we obtain that no matter whether the QRG steps are carried out, the monogamy of the given states are always unaltered. Moreover, we conclude that the geometric quantum discord and concurrence obey the monogamy property while other quantum correlation measures, such as entanglement of formation and quantum discord, violate it for this given model.     

Remanent quantum correlations in dissipative qubits

Starting from the exact evolution of a Markovian dissipative quantum walk, a non-Markovian decoherence of two qubits interacting with a phonon thermal bath has been investigated analytically using quantum information tools. Concurrence and quantum discord are affected in a complex way, showing that entanglement decreases with dissipation. At the limit where dissipation dominates, quantum correlations survive in time as ∝t^−1/2$\propto t^{-1/2}$. Thus, even under the influence of dissipation, two qubits retain their quantumness for a long time. Quantum correlations could be therefore observed for a long time in related photonic experiments.     

杨-巴克斯特自旋1/2链模型的量子关联研究

量子系统各部分间的量子关联可以作为量子信息应用研究的基础资源. 而量子失协是度量量子关联大小的物理量. 由此研究杨-巴克斯特自旋1/2链模型的量子关联情况. 首先利用两个杨-巴克斯特方程的解得到相应的杨-巴克斯特自旋1/2链模型. 然后, 计算分析热平衡时杨-巴克斯特自旋1/2链模型的量子失协、几何量子失协和量子纠缠随着温度和外磁场的变化情况. 结果表明对于杨-巴克斯特自旋1/2链模型, 量子失协和几何量子失协能够比量子纠缠更好地度量量子关联.