36 research outputs found
Quantum Dynamics of the Driven and Dissipative Rabi Model
The Rabi model considers a two-level system (or spin-1/2) coupled to a
quantized harmonic oscillator and describes the simplest interaction between
matter and light. The recent experimental progress in solid-state circuit
quantum electrodynamics has engendered theoretical efforts to quantitatively
describe the mathematical and physical aspects of the light-matter interaction
beyond the rotating wave approximation. We develop a stochastic Schr\"{o}dinger
equation approach which enables us to access the strong-coupling limit of the
Rabi model and study the effects of dissipation, and AC drive in an exact
manner. We include the effect of ohmic noise on the non-Markovian spin dynamics
resulting in Kondo-type correlations, as well as cavity losses. We compute the
time evolution of spin variables in various conditions. As a consideration for
future work, we discuss the possibility to reach a steady state with one
polariton in realistic experimental conditions.Comment: 13 pages, final versio
Subradiant states of quantum bits coupled to a one-dimensional waveguide
The properties of coupled emitters can differ dramatically from those of
their individual constituents. Canonical examples include sub- and
super-radiance, wherein the decay rate of a collective excitation is reduced or
enhanced due to correlated interactions with the environment. Here, we
systematically study the properties of collective excitations for regularly
spaced arrays of quantum emitters coupled to a one-dimensional (1D) waveguide.
We find that, for low excitation numbers, the modal properties are
well-characterized by spin waves with a definite wavevector. Moreover, the
decay rate of the most subradiant modes obeys a universal scaling with a cubic
suppression in the number of emitters. Multi-excitation subradiant eigenstates
can be built from fermionic combinations of single excitation eigenstates; such
"fermionization" results in multiple excitations that spatially repel one
another. We put forward a method to efficiently create and measure such
subradiant states, which can be realized with superconducting qubits. These
measurement protocols probe both real-space correlations (using on-site
dispersive readout) and temporal correlations in the emitted field (using
photon correlation techniques).Comment: 21 pages, 9 figure
A blueprint for a Digital-Analog Variational Quantum Eigensolver using Rydberg atom arrays
We address the task of estimating the ground-state energy of Hamiltonians
coming from chemistry. We study numerically the behavior of a digital-analog
variational quantum eigensolver for the H2, LiH and BeH2 molecules, and we
observe that one can estimate the energy to a few percent points of error
leveraging on learning the atom register positions with respect to selected
features of the molecular Hamiltonian and then an iterative pulse shaping
optimization, where each step performs a derandomization energy estimation.Comment: 11 pages, 8 figure