单量子比特储存时间刷新世界记录——拥有超过10分钟相干时间的单离子量子比特

量子力学和经典力学最大的区别在于允许两个甚至多个不同的态同时存在,也就是量子叠加态。量子计算机的优越性来自于生成并使用这些相干的叠加态,使得我们能够通过指数增长的态空间进行大量的并行计算。然而,当量子系统不是完美孤立,而和环境有耦合时,相干性会随时间的增加而衰减,与此同时量子特性也会逐渐消失。这将导致科学家们能够使用和观测量子特性的时间窗口很短,局限了量子技术的应用价值。尤其是量子计算机、量子中继、量子储存技术的实现非常依赖稳定的量子演化,因此需要尽量维持量子态的相干性,抑制退相干。相干时间可以描述量子态具有相干性的时长,也可以简单认为相干时间是量子态被储存的极限时间。     

量子环中量子比特的消相干时间

在量子环中电子与体纵光学声子强耦合的情况下,通过求解能量本征方程,得出了电子的基态和第一激发态的本征能量及其波函数,进而以电子-声子体系的基态与第一激发态构造一个量子比特.结果讨论了消相干时间与耦合强度,色散系数以及量子环内径、外径的变化关系.     

单离子囚禁和冷却的研究进展

激光冷却和离子囚禁技术的结合为表光谱和量子力学实验提供了非常有用的工具。文章主要介绍了单个囚禁冷却离子的研究动态和发展方向。     

几率量子隐形传态的离子阱方案

本文提出了一个在分别囚禁于不同离子阱中的两个离子间实现几率量子隐形传态的简单方案,Alice对离子1和离子2的内态进行联合测量并通过经典通道告诉Bob测量结果,Bob利用一束经典驻波场激光与离子3相互作用并控制相互作用的时间就能够在离子3上最佳几率地重现离子1的初始内态.     

热囚禁离子系统中的两量子比特条件相位门的简单方案

提出了一个实现两离子量子逻辑门的简单方案。本方案使用了两个囚禁于线性阱的三能级离子。本方案不使用振动模作为数据总线,仅需要激光与离子的单个相互作用,因而相互作用时间变短,这点从退相干的角度看是很重要的,而且本方案对振动模的加热不敏感。     

囚禁单离子的量子阻尼运动

用包含偶极和四极虚势能项的非厄米哈密顿算符来描述Paul阱中囚禁阻尼单离子在静电场下的量子运动.通过导出和分析系统的精确解,得到在PT对称和不对称情形下的不同实能谱与稳定量子态,以及PT不对称情形的虚能谱和衰减量子态,同时给出相应于不同态的参数区域和存活概率.结果发现该非厄米系统外场参数能惟一确定量子稳定态并导致波函数形态变化,据此提出非相干操控相应量子跃迁的方法.让量子态衰减导致的离子位置期待值的衰减与经典阻尼谐振子的衰减一致,得到虚势能参数与经典阻尼参数的对应关系.所得结果将进一步丰富具有广泛应用背景的囚禁离子动力学.     

囚禁离子非线性Jaynes-Cummings模型量子场熵演化特性

利用VonNeuuman量子约化熵理论研究了驻波激光场与囚禁在谐振势中的离子单量子共振相互作用系统中量子场熵的时间演化特性,通过数值计算详细讨论了Lamb-Dick参数、离子质心在驻波激光场中的位置以及囚禁离子初始状态对量子场熵演化特性的影响.结果表明:Lamb-Dick参数影响囚禁离子与驻波激光场之间量子纠缠的频率和幅度,其值越大离子与光场之间的平均纠缠程度越低;随着离子质心从驻波激光场的波节向波腹移动,二者之间量子纠缠的振荡频率逐渐变慢,纠缠强度逐渐减弱;随着囚禁离子处于激发态概率的减小,离子与光场之间的量子纠缠呈现先增强后减弱的变化趋势.这些特性对于纠缠态的制备以及利用囚禁离子进行量子通讯等信息处理过程有一定的参考价值.     

囚禁离子非线性Rabi模型量子场熵演化特性

本文研究了基于单个囚禁离子与两束激光场相互作用的非线性Rabi模型中的纠缠动力学.利用Von-Neumann熵来表征纠缠度.通过数值模拟,详细讨论了Lamb-Dicke参数对量子场熵的影响.在单光子非线性Rabi模型中,随着Lamb-Dicke参数和初始平均光子数的增加,场熵的平均值并不单调增加.在双光子非线性Rabi模型中,场熵的时间演化是周期性振荡的.随着Lamb-Dicke参数的增加,场熵的周期振荡逐渐消失.对于较小的Lamb-Dicke参数,纠缠和退纠缠周期性地出现.     

球型量子点量子比特的声子退相干效应

采用求解能量本征方程、幺正变换及变分相结合的方法,研究声子效应对球型量子点中电子-声子系（极化子）能量、量子比特性质的影响。数值计算表明,能量随量子点尺寸的增大而减小,说明量子点具有明显的量子尺寸效应;当考虑声子效应时,能量、量子比特的振荡周期均减小,说明声子效应使得量子比特的相干性减弱;且量子比特内各空间点的概率密度均随时间做周期性振荡,不同空间点的概率密度随径向坐标和角坐标的变化而变化。     

库仑势对抛物量子点量子比特消相干的影响

采用Pekar类型的变分方法,在电子与体纵光学声子强耦合的条件下,计算得出了抛物量子点中电子的基态能量和第一激发态能量及其相应的本征波函数.量子点中这样的二能级体系可以作为一个量子比特.由于声子的自发辐射,造成量子比特的消相干,讨论了消相干时间与库仑结合参数,耦合强度,受限长度,色散系数的变化关系. 关键词： 量子点 量子比特 量子信息 消相干     

Enhanced Parameter Estimation with Periodically Driven Quantum Probe

I propose a quantum metrology protocol for measuring frequencies and weak forces based on a periodic modulating quantum Jahn–Teller system composed of a single spin and two bosonic modes. I show that, in the first order of the frequency drive, the time-independent effective Hamiltonian describes spin-dependent interaction between the two bosonic modes. In the limit of high-frequency drive and low bosonic frequency, the quantum Jahn–Teller system exhibits critical behavior which can be used for high-precision quantum estimation. A major advantage of the scheme is the robustness of the system against spin decoherence, which allows it to perform parameter estimation with measurement time not limited by spin dephasing.     

Quantifying coherence with dynamical discord

Quantum coherence and discord are two kinds of manifestations of nonclassicality. By calculating the coherence and discord in the specific bipartite quantum systems, we show quantitative connections between the coherence and the discord in the bipartite quantum systems created from local systems with the help of incoherent operations. We show that the coherence bounds the dynamical discord, and under particular conditions of the initial quantum states, the coherence of single systems is equal to the dynamical discord. We extend these results to the multipartite quantum systems.     

Quantum computation with ions in microscopic traps

We discuss a possible experimental realization of fast quantum gates with high fidelity with ions confined in microscopic traps. The original proposal of this physical system for quantum computation comes from Cirac and Zoller (Nature 404, 579 (2000)). In this paper we analyse a sensitivity of the ion-trap quantum gate on various experimental parameters which was omitted in the original proposal. We address imprecision of laser pulses, impact of photon scattering, nonzero temperature effects and influence of laser intensity fluctuations on the total fidelity of the two-qubit phase gate.     

Quantum computation and simulation with vibrational modes of trapped ions

Vibrational degrees of freedom in trapped-ion systems have recently been gaining attention as a quantum resource,beyond the role as a mediator for entangling quantum operations on internal degrees of freedom, because of the large available Hilbert space. The vibrational modes can be represented as quantum harmonic oscillators and thus offer a Hilbert space with infinite dimensions. Here we review recent theoretical and experimental progress in the coherent manipulation of the vibrational modes, including bosonic encoding schemes in quantum information, reliable and efficient measurement techniques, and quantum operations that allow various quantum simulations and quantum computation algorithms. We describe experiments using the vibrational modes, including the preparation of non-classical states, molecular vibronic sampling, and applications in quantum thermodynamics. We finally discuss the potential prospects and challenges of trapped-ion vibrational-mode quantum information processing.     

Quantum teleportation by entanglement swapping with trapped ions

An effective teleportation scheme for an unknown ionic internal state via trapped ions is proposed without joint Bell-state measurement (BSM). In the constructed quantum channel process, we make use of entanglement swapping to avoid decrease in entanglement during the distributing of particles. Thus our scheme provides new prospects for quantum teleportation in a longer distance. The distinct advantage of our scheme is insensitive to the heating of vibrational mode. Furthermore, our scheme has no any individual optical access, and the successful probability also can reach 1.     

Ion-trap quantum information processing:experimental status

Atomic ions trapped in ultra-high vacuum form an especially well-understood and useful physical system for quantum information processing. They provide excellent shielding of quantum information from environmental noise, while strong, well-controlled laser interactions readily provide quantum logic gates. A number of basic quantum information protocols have been demonstrated with trapped ions. Much current work aims at the construction of large-scale ion-trap quantum computers using complex microfabricated trap arrays. Several groups are also actively pursuing quantum interfacing of trapped ions with photons.      

Scheme for implementing quantum dense coding with four-particle decoherence-free states in an ion trap

This paper proposes an experimentally feasible scheme for implementing quantum dense coding of trapped-ion system in decoherence-free states. As the phase changes due to time evolution of components with different eigenenergies of quantum superposition are completely frozen, quantum dense coding based on this model would be perfect. The scheme is insensitive to heating of vibrational mode and Bell states can be exactly distinguished via detecting the ionic state.     

Quantum logic gates with two-level trapped ions beyond Lamb--Dicke limit

In the system with two two-level ions confined in a linear trap, this paper presents a simple scheme to realize the quantum phase gate (QPG) and the swap gate beyond the Lamb--Dicke (LD) limit. These two-qubit quantum logic gates only involve the internal states of two trapped ions. The scheme does not use the vibrational mode as the data bus and only requires a single resonant interaction of the ions with the lasers. Neither the LD approximation nor the auxiliary atomic level is needed in the proposed scheme. Thus the scheme is simple and the interaction time is very short, which is important in view of decoherence. The experimental feasibility for achieving this scheme is also discussed.