Investigation of Decoherence of Superconducting Charge Qubit Entangled with the Environment

In the Born-Markov approximation, a method that calculates the energy relaxation time T ₁ and the decoherence time T ₂ of superconducting qubits is given by solving the set of Bloch-Redfield equations and considering the results of decoherence of a superconducting charge qubit. Compared to the spin-boson model, it not only contains the decoherence being caused by the dissipative environment, but also includes the decoherence being generated by the dissipative elements in a superconducting electronic circuit. Hence, it is good for studying the decoherence of superconducting qubits comprehensively.     

Quantum Teleportation Under the Effect of Dissipative Environment and Hamiltonian XY Model

By supposing that the quantum channel is affected by the Hamiltonian XY model, quantum teleportation is studied in the absence and presence of a dissipative environment. We find that the dynamics of the average of fidelity and entanglement of the channel depend on which qubits interact with the environment and magnitude of parameters of the Hamiltonian. In the case that the qubits of quantum channel interact with environment, a critical value of entanglement is needed to keep quantum advantage at infinite time. We also find that, the most destructive case is that the qubit to be teleported is subject to an environment. It is shown that quantum advantage may be lost even in the absence of an environment.     

Dissipative decoherence in the Grover algorithm

Using the methods of quantum trajectories we study effects of dissipative decoherence on the accuracy of the Grover quantum search algorithm. The dependence on the number of qubits and dissipation rate are determined and tested numerically with up to 16 qubits. As a result, our numerical and analytical studies give the universal law for decay of fidelity and probability of searched state which are induced by dissipative decoherence effects. This law is in agreement with the results obtained previously for quantum chaos algorithms.     

Influence of Composite Effect from Quantum Channels on Entanglement

The dynamics of entanglement between two qubits in the local damping two-sided channel and singlesided channel are compared through non-Markovian process and Markovian process. The entanglement between two qubits is found to be longer in the single-sided channel case due to the weakening of the dissipative effects. In the two-sided channel, influenced by the entanglement between qubits, the previous independent dissipative channels incline to the composite effect of the Markovian process. This composite effect results in the dissipative effect of one channel affecting the qubits in the other channel, especially inhibiting the backflow effect in the non-Markovian channel, which is disadvantageous to the entanglement maintenance between qubits. In the Markovian channel, the composite effect of the damping two-sided channels is more obvious since there is no backflow effect, thus more disadvantageous to the entanglement maintenance.     

Dissipative dynamics of an entangled three-qubit system via non-Hermitian Hamiltonian: Its correspondence with Markovian and non-Markovian regimes

We investigate an entangled three-qubit system in which only one of the qubits experiences the decoherence effect by considering a non-Hermitian Hamiltonian,while the other two qubits are isolated,i.e.,do not interact with environment,directly.Then,the time evolution of the density matrix(for the pure as well as mixed initial density matrix)and the corresponding reduced density matrices are obtained,by which we are able to utilize the dissipative non-Hermitian Hamiltonian model with Markovian and non-Markovian regimes via adjusting the strange of the non-Hermitian term of the total Hamiltonian of the under-considered system.     

Influence of Composite Effect from Quantum Channels on Entanglement

The dynamics of entanglement between two qubits in the local damping two-sided channel and single-sided channel are compared through non-Markovian process and Markovian process. The entanglement between two qubits is found to be longer in the single-sided channel case due to the weakening of the dissipative effects. In the two-sided channel, influenced by the entanglement between qubits, the previous independent dissipative channels incline to the composite effect of the Markovian process. This composite effect results in the dissipative effect of one channel affecting the qubits in the other channel, especially inhibiting the backflow effect in the non-Markovian channel, which is disadvantageous to the entanglement maintenance between qubits. In the Markovian channel, the composite effect of the damping two-sided channels is more obvious since there is no backflow effect, thus more disadvantageous to the entanglement maintenance.     

Robust two-qubit quantum registers

We carry out a systematic analysis of a pair of coupled qubits, each of which is subject to its own dissipative environment, and argue that a combination of the interqubit couplings which provides for the lowest possible decoherence rates corresponds to the incidence of a double spectral degeneracy in the two-qubit system. We support this general argument by the results of an evolutionary genetic algorithm which can also be used for optimizing time-dependent processes (gates) and their sequences that implement various quantum computing protocols.     

Dissipative Dynamics of Quantum Discord of Two Strongly Driven Qubits

The exact dynamics of quantum discord (QD) of two strongly driven qubits, which are initially prepared in the X-type quantum states and inserted in two independent dissipative cavities or in a common dissipative cavity, are studied. The results indicate that both in the two cases, the evolution of QD is independent of the initial cavity state. For the two independent dissipative cavities, it is found that the phenomenon of sudden transition between classical and quantum decoherence exists and the transition time can be greatly delayed by suitably choosing the initial state parameter of the two qubits, the cavity mode-driving field detunning and the decay rate of the cavity. For the common dissipative cavity, it is shown that for some initial states of the two qubits, the QD can increase for a finite time at first, and then it decreases to a steady value, while for some other initial states, the QD can increase monotonously or with oscillation till a stable value is reached. Moreover, the creation of QD for the two qubits in a common cavity is discussed.     

Quantum and Classical Correlations for Interacting and Noninteracting Qubits in Contact with Different Environments

We study the time evolution of the classical and quantum correlations for interacting and noninteracting two-qubit systems under the influence of noncorrelated and correlated environmental models. We discuss the dependence of different physical quantifiers on the environment parameters. Interestingly, we examine the effects of the initial state and different system parameters on the evolution of correlations of the system of qubits in contact with different kinds of environments. We show how the interaction among qubits can protect and preserve the correlation loss during the time evolution for various environmental models. Moreover, we examine the competition between the dissipative and coherent effects in different kinds of correlations dynamics of the system of qubits. Our study gives a deeper understanding on the correlations for a wide variety of the environment models, which is rather significant in different tasks of quantum optics and information.     

Qubit movement-assisted entanglement swapping

We propose a scheme to generate entanglement between two distant qubits(two-level atom) which are separately trapped in their own(in general) non-Markovian dissipative cavities by utilizing entangling swapping, considering the case in which the qubits can move along their cavity axes rather than a static state of motion. We first examine the role of movement of the qubit by studying the entropy evolution for each subsystem. The average entropy over the initial states of the qubit is calculated. Then by performing a Bell state measurement on the fields leaving the cavities, we swap the entanglement between qubit-field in each cavity into qubit-qubit and field-field subsystems. The entangling power is used to measure the average amount of swapped entanglement over all possible pure initial states. Our results are presented in two weak and strong coupling regimes, illustrating the positive role of movement of the qubits on the swapped entanglement.It is revealed that by considering certain conditions for the initial state of qubits, it is possible to achieve a maximally long-leaving stationary entanglement(Bell state) which is entirely independent of the environmental variables as well as the velocity of qubits. This happens when the two qubits have the same velocities.     

Fidelity and Entanglement with Environment Effect

A quantum entangling gate is investigated in dissipative system by considering input initial entangled two qubits. By analyzing the relation between the fidelity and the concurrence, we find that the fidelity of gate is strongly correlated to the entanglement of the qubits, where the center positions of entangled death is corresponding to the turning points of the fidelity. The results are helpful for one to implement quantum computation with dissipative effects.     

The effect and control on remaining the quantum correlation by the coupling symmetry between qubits and the bath

We study the dynamic evolution of quantum correlation of two interacting coupled qubits system in non-Markov environment, and quantify the quantum correlation using concurrence and quantum discord. We find that although both of them are physical quantities which measure the system characteristics of the quantum correlations, the quantum discord is more robust than concurrence, since it can keep a positive value even when the ESD happens. The quantum correlation of quantum system not only depends on the initial state but also strongly depends on the coupling ways between qubits and environment. For the given initial state, by keeping the coupling between qubits and environment in completely symmetric, we can completely avoid the effect the decoherence influenced on the quantum correlation and effectively prolong the survival time of quantum discord and concurrence. We also find that the stronger the interaction between qubits is, the more conducive the death of the quantum correlation is resisted.     

Bipartite entanglement induced by classically-constrained quantum dissipative dynamics

The properties of some complex many body systems can be modeled by introducing in the dissipative dynamics of each single component a set of kinetic constraints that depend on the state of the neighbor systems. Here, we characterize this kind of dynamics for two quantum systems whose independent dissipative evolutions are defined by a Lindblad equation. The constraints are introduced through a set of projectors that restrict the action of each single dissipative Lindblad channel to the state of the other system. Conditions that guarantee a classical interpretation of the kinetic constraints are found. The generation and evolution of entanglement is studied for two optical qubits systems. Classically constrained dissipation leads to a stationary state whose degree of entanglement depends on the initial state. Nevertheless, independently of the initial conditions, a maximal entangled state is generated when both systems are subjected to the action of local Hamiltonian fields that do not commutate with the constraints. The underlying physical mechanism is analyzed in detail.     

Entanglement dynamics of two-bipartite system under the influence of dissipative environments

An experimental scheme is suggested that permits a direct measure of entanglement in a two-qubit cavity system. It is realized in the cavity-QED technology utilizing atoms as flying qubits. With this scheme we generate two different measures of entanglement, namely logarithmic negativity and concurrence. The phenomenon of sudden death entanglement (ESD) in a bipartite system subjected to dissipative environment is examined. We show that the sudden death time of the entangled states depends on the initial preparation of the entangled state and the temperature of the reservoir.     

量子Harper模型的量子计算鲁棒性与耗散退相干

运用量子轨迹和量子Monte Carlo仿真的方法，研究耗散退相干对周期驱动的量子Harper (quantum kicked Harper, QKH)模型量子计算的影响.数值仿真结果表明，一定强度的耗散干扰将破坏QKH特征状态的动态局域化以及相空间的随机网结构.以相位阻尼信道噪声模型为例分析了保真度的衰减规律以及可信计算时间尺度.与静态干扰相比，在干扰强度小于某一阈值时，耗散干扰下的可信计算时间尺度随量子比特的增加而快速下降；而在干扰强度大于该阈值时，静态干扰下的可信计算时间尺度下降更快.     

Shot noise spectrum of open dissipative quantum two-level systems

We study the current noise spectrum of qubits under transport conditions in a dissipative bosonic environment. We combine (non-)Markovian master equations with correlation functions in Laplace space to derive a noise formula for both weak and strong coupling to the bath. The coherence-induced reduction of noise is diminished by weak dissipation and/or a large level separation (bias). For weak dissipation, we demonstrate that the dephasing and relaxation rates of the two-level systems can be extracted from noise. In the strong dissipation regime, the localization-delocalization transition becomes visible in the low-frequency noise.     

量子Harper模型的量子计算鲁棒性与耗散退相干

运用量子轨迹和量子Monte Carlo仿真的方法,研究耗散退相干对周期驱动的量子Harper (quantum kicked Harper, QKH)模型量子计算的影响.数值仿真结果表明,一定强度的耗散干扰将破坏QKH特征状态的动态局域化以及相空间的随机网结构.以相位阻尼信道噪声模型为例分析了保真度的衰减规律以及可信计算时间尺度.与静态干扰相比,在干扰强度小于某一阈值时,耗散干扰下的可信计算时间尺度随量子比特的增加而快速下降;而在干扰强度大于该阈值时,静态干扰下的可信计算时间尺度下降更快. 关键词： 量子计算 量子Harper模型 主方程 量子Monte Carlo方法     

Dynamics of Skew-Information and Bell’s Inequality Correlations for Two Coupled Dipole Qubits with 2-Photon Transition

International Journal of Theoretical Physics - We consider a dissipative system of two qubits interacting with a cavity field through the degenerate 2-photon transitions. The cavity is initially...     

Entanglement of two spatially separated qubits via correlated photons

We show that a high degree of steady-state entanglement between two spatially separated and initially uncoupled qubits can be achieved via interaction with a quantized squeezed field in a cavity. The cavity field induces two-photon coherence, which is crucial in creating entanglement between the qubits. Optimum entanglement is obtained when the less dissipative qubit is incoherently pumped while the other dissipates the excitation. Given the current state-of-the-art in cavity quantum electrodynamics and squeezed light sources, our scheme presents an effective way for light-to-matter entanglement transfer.     

Preservation of Quantum Fisher Information and Geometric Phase of a Single Qubit System in a Dissipative Reservoir Through the Addition of Qubits

In this paper, we have investigated the preservation of quantum Fisher information (QFI) of a single-qubit system coupled to a common zero temperature reservoir through the addition of noninteracting qubits. The results show that, the QFI is completely protected in both Markovian and non-Markovian regimes by increasing the number of additional qubits. Besides, the phenomena of QFI display monotonic decay or non-monotonic with revival oscillations depending on the number of additional qubits N ??1 in a common dissipative reservoir. If N < N _c (a critical number depending on the reservoirs parameters), the behavior of QFI with monotonic decay occurs. However, if N ≥ N _c , QFI exhibits non-monotonic behavior with revival oscillations. Moreover, we extend this model to investigate the effect of additional qubits and the initial conditions of the system on the geometric phase (GP). It is found that, the robustness of GP against the dissipative reservoir has been demonstrated by increasing gradually the number of additional qubits N ??1. Besides, the GP is sensitive to the initial parameter ??, and possesses symmetric in a range regime [0,2π].