Transferring quantum entangled states between multiple single-photon-state qubits and coherent-state qubits in circuit QED

We present a way to transfer maximally- or partially-entangled states of n single-photon-state (SPS) qubits onto ncoherent-state (CS) qubits, by employing 2nmicrowave cavities coupled to a superconducting flux qutrit. The two logic states of a SPS qubit here are represented by the vacuum state and the single-photon state of a cavity, while the two logic states of a CS qubit are encoded with two coherent states of a cavity. Because of using only one superconducting qutrit as the coupler, the circuit architecture is significantly simplified. The operation time for the state transfer does not increase with the increasing of the number of qubits. When the dissipation of the system is negligible, the quantum state can be transferred in a deterministic way since no measurement is required. Furthermore, the higher-energy intermediate level of the coupler qutrit is not excited during the entire operation and thus decoherence from the qutrit is greatly suppressed. As a specific example, we numerically demonstrate that the high-fidelity transfer of a Bell state of two SPS qubits onto two CS qubits is achievable within the present-day circuit QED technology. Finally, it is worthy to note that when the dissipation is negligible, entangled states of n CS qubits can be transferred back onto n SPS qubits by performing reverse operations. This proposal is quite general and can be extended to accomplish the same task, by employing a natural or artificial atom to couple 2nmicrowave or optical cavities.     

Multipartite entanglement in the interaction system between a single-mode microwave cavity field and superconducting charge qubits

This paper proposes a method of generating multipartite entanglement through using d.c. superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUID) inside a standing wave cavity. In this scheme, the d.c. SQUID works in the charge region. It is shown that, a large number of important multipartite entangled states can be generated by a controllable interaction between a cavity field and qubits. It is even possible to produce entangled states involving different cavity modes based on the measurement of charge qubits states. After such superpositions states are created, the interaction can be switched off by the classical magnetic field through the SQUID, and there is no information transfer between the cavity field and the charge qubits.     

Transferring entangled states of photonic cat-state qubits in circuit QED

We propose a method for transferring quantum entangled states of two photonic cat-state qubits(cqubits)from two microwave cavities to the other two microwave cavities.This proposal is realized by using four microwave cavities coupled to a superconducting flux qutrit.Because of using four cavities with different frequencies,the inter-cavity crosstalk is significantly reduced.Since only one coupler qutrit is used,the circuit resource is minimized.The entanglement transfer is completed with a singlestep operation only,thus this proposal is quite simple.The third energy level of the coupler qutrit is not populated during the state transfer,therefore decoherence from the higher energy level is greatly suppressed.Our numerical simulations show that high-fidelity transfer of two-cqubit entangled states from two transmission line resonators to the other two transmission line resonators is feasible with current circuit QED technology.This proposal is universal and can be applied to accomplish the same task in a wide range of physical systems,such as four microwave or optical cavities,which are coupled to a natural or artificial three-level atom.     

Shortcut-based quantum gates on superconducting qubits in circuit QED

Construction of optimal gate operations is significant for quantum computation. Here an efficient scheme is proposed for performing shortcut-based quantum gates on superconducting qubits in circuit quantum electrodynamics (QED). Two four-level artificial atoms of Cooper-pair box circuits, having sufficient level anharmonicity, are placed in a common quantized field of circuit QED and are driven by individual classical microwaves. Without the effect of cross resonance, one-qubit NOT gate and phase gate in a decoupled atom can be implemented using the invariant-based shortcuts to adiabaticity. With the assistance of cavity bus, a one-step SWAP gate can be obtained within a composite qubit-photon-qubit system by inversely engineering the classical drivings. We further consider the gate realizations by adjusting the microwave fields. With the accessible decoherence rates, the shortcut-based gates have high fidelities. The present strategy could offer a promising route towards fast and robust quantum computation with superconducting circuits experimentally.     

基于SQUIDs和腔场相互作用传送量子信息的方案

本文提出了一个基于SQUIDs和腔场的大失谐相互作用传送量子信息的方案,此方案可以直接地、百分之百地实现量子信息的传送.该方案中腔场和SQUIDs系统之间没有量子信息的传递,腔场只是虚激发,这样对腔的品质因子的要求大大的降低了.同时也可以在SQUIDs之间建立传送量子信息的量子网络.     

GHZ类态原子体系与相干态光场相互作用的光场压缩特性

本文采用求解Schr dinger方程和数值计算的方法,研究了处于GHZ类态的三个全同二能级纠缠原子与相干态光场相互作用的光场压缩特性,结果表明:光场压缩量随时间的演化关系与三原子体系纠缠度和相干态光场的光场强度相关.在光场较弱、纠缠度较小时,可出现光场压缩现象;光场的增强或纠缠度的增加,都会使光场压缩现象消失.     

Controllable preparation of two-mode entangled coherent states in circuit QED

Although the multi-level structure of superconducting qubits may result in calculation errors, it can be rationally used to effectively improve the speed of gate operations. Utilizing a current-biased Josephson junction （A-type rf-SQUID） as a tunable coupler for superconducting transmission line resonators （TLRs）, under the large detuning condition, we demonstrate the controllable generation of entangled coherent states in circuit quantum electrodynamics （circuit QED）. The coupling between the TLRs and the qubit can be effectively regulated by an external bias current or coupling capacitor. Further investigations indicate that the maximum entangled state can be obtained through measuring the excited state of the superconducting qubits. Then, the influence of the TLR [tecay on the prepared entangled states is analyzed.     

Entanglement reciprocation between two charge qubits and two-cavity field

We propose a simple scheme to generate two-mode entangled coherent state in two separated cavities and realize the entanglement reciprocation between the superconducting charge qubits and continuous-variable system. By measuring the state of charge qubits, we find that the entanglement of two charge qubits, which are initially prepared in the maximally entangled state, can be transferred to the two-cavity field, and at this time the two-cavity field is in the entangled coherent state. We also find that the entanglement can be retrieved back to the two charge qubits after measuring the state of the two-cavity field.      

Effects of photon addition on quantum nonlocality of squeezed entangled coherent states

Effects of photon addition on quantum nonlocality of squeezed entangled coherent states for Bell-inequality tests are studied theoretically. By utilizing the method of photon-parity measurement, it is found that photon addition can always increase the degrees of Bell violations within a certain parameter range. A possible scheme for generating photon-added squeezed entangled coherent states is proposed.     

Scheme for concentration of the unknown GHZ entangled states

We propose two schemes for concentrating unknown nonmaximally tripartite GHZ entangled states via cavity quantum electrodynamics (QED) techniques. The finial pure states obtained from the two schemes are shared by two or three parties. Our schemes only require large-detuned interaction between two driven atoms and the quantized cavity mode, which is insensitive to both the cavity decay and thermal field, thus the schemes are well within current experimental technology.     

Generation of multipartite entangled coherent states via a superconducting charge qubit

In this paper, we propose a method to generate multipartite entangled coherent states (MECS) using a multi-mode superconducting cavity containing an SQUID-based charge qubit. After the projective measurement of simple charge states, MECS representing nonlocal electromagnetic fields of cavity modes have been generated. Furthermore, we investigate the nonlocal properties of the generated MECS by constructing the new concurrence-like entanglement based on the Bell–Klyshko argument.     

好腔中的Bell态原子与纠缠相干态光场相互作用系统的保真度

考虑原子间偶极相互作用,求出好腔中的Bell态原子与纠缠相干态光场相互作用系统的保真度。结果表明,对于理想腔,若原子初始时刻处于相干保持态,系统保真度始终等于1;若原子初始时刻处于其余Bell态之一,腔场初态的平均光子数很小,系统保真度在0～1之间作周期性振荡,随着腔场初态的平均光子数的增加,系统保真度的振荡频率增大,振幅减小。对于好腔,若原子初始时刻处于相干保持态,系统保真度呈指数单调衰减;若原子初始时刻处于其余Bell态之一,系统保真度呈指数振荡衰减,且随着腔场初态的平均光子数的增加,系统保真度的振荡频率增大,振幅减小。     

好腔中的Bell态原子与纠缠相干态光场相互作用系统的保真度

考虑原子间偶极相互作用,求出好腔中的Bell态原子与纠缠相干态光场相互作用系统的保真度.结果表明,对于理想腔,若原子初始时刻处于相干保持态,系统保真度始终等于1;若原子初始时刻处于其余Bell态之一.腔场初态的平均光子数很小,系统保真度在0～1之间作周期性振荡,随着腔场初态的平均光子数的增加,系统保真度的振荡频率增大,振幅减小.对于好腔,若原子初始时刻处于相干保持态,系统保真度呈指数单调衰减;若原子初始时刻处于其余Bell态之一,系统保真度呈指数振荡衰减,且随着腔场初态的平均光子数的增加,系统保真度的振荡频率增大,振幅减小.     

Two-mode excited entangled coherent states and their entanglement properties

This paper introduces two types of two-mode excited entangled coherent states (TMEECSs) |Ψ_±(α,m,n)>, studies their entanglement characteristics, and investigates the influence of photon excitations on quantum entanglement. It shows that for the state |Ψ₊(α,m,m)> the two-mode photon excitations affect seriously entanglement character while the state |Ψ_-(α,m,m)> is always a maximally entangled state, and shows how such states can be produced by using cavity quantum electrodynamics and quantum measurements. It finds that the entanglement amount of the TMEECSs is larger than that of the single-mode excited entangled coherent states with the same photon excitation number.     

Bell态原子与双模纠缠相干光场相互作用的场熵演化特性

运用全量子理论研究了初始处于Bell态(对称迭加态或反对称态)的两原子与双模纠缠相干光场相互作用系统中场熵的演化特性. 分析了光场强度、光场纠缠度及原子间相互作用强度对场熵演化特性的影响. 结果表明：原子初态处于反对称态时,场熵始终为零;原子初态处在对称迭加态时,增大光场强度场熵的时间演化曲线逐渐变成较规则的振荡曲线,原子间的相互作用强度对双原子间纠缠度有显著的非线性调制作用.     

Bell态原子与双模纠缠相干光场相互作用的场熵演化特性

运用全量子理论研究了初始处于Bell态(对称迭加态或反对称态)的两原子与双模纠缠相干光场相互作用系统中场熵的演化特性. 分析了光场强度、光场纠缠度及原子间相互作用强度对场熵演化特性的影响. 结果表明：原子初态处于反对称态时,场熵始终为零;原子初态处在对称迭加态时,增大光场强度场熵的时间演化曲线逐渐变成较规则的振荡曲线,原子间的相互作用强度对双原子间纠缠度有显著的非线性调制作用.     

Bell态原子与双模纠缠相干光场相互作用的场熵演化特性

运用全量子理论研究了初始处于Bell态(对称迭加态或反对称态)的两原子与双模纠缠相干光场相互作用系统中场熵的演化特性. 分析了光场强度、光场纠缠度及原子间相互作用强度对场熵演化特性的影响. 结果表明：原子初态处于反对称态时,场熵始终为零;原子初态处在对称迭加态时,增大光场强度场熵的时间演化曲线逐渐变成较规则的振荡曲线,原子间的相互作用强度对双原子间纠缠度有显著的非线性调制作用.     

Bell态原子与双模纠缠相干光场相互作用的场熵演化特性

运用全量子理论研究了初始处于Bell态(对称迭加态或反对称态)的两原子与双模纠缠相干光场相互作用系统中场熵的演化特性. 分析了光场强度、光场纠缠度及原子间相互作用强度对场熵演化特性的影响. 结果表明：原子初态处于反对称态时,场熵始终为零;原子初态处在对称迭加态时,增大光场强度场熵的时间演化曲线逐渐变成较规则的振荡曲线,原子间的相互作用强度对双原子间纠缠度有显著的非线性调制作用.     

Bell态原子与双模纠缠相干光场相互作用的场熵演化特性

运用全量子理论研究了初始处于Bell态(对称迭加态或反对称态)的两原子与双模纠缠相干光场相互作用系统中场熵的演化特性. 分析了光场强度、光场纠缠度及原子间相互作用强度对场熵演化特性的影响. 结果表明：原子初态处于反对称态时,场熵始终为零;原子初态处在对称迭加态时,增大光场强度场熵的时间演化曲线逐渐变成较规则的振荡曲线,原子间的相互作用强度对双原子间纠缠度有显著的非线性调制作用.     

Resonant interaction scheme for GHZ state preparation and quantum phase gate with superconducting qubits in a cavity

A scheme is proposed to generate GHZ state and realize quantum phase gate for superconducting qubits placed in a microwave cavity. This scheme uses resonant interaction between the qubits and the cavity mode, so that the interaction time is short, which is important in view of decoherence. In particular, the phase gate can be realized simply with a single interaction between the qubits and the cavity mode. With cavity decay being considered, the fidelity and success probability are both very close to unity.