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Optimal path for a quantum teleportation protocol in entangled networks
Bellman's optimality principle has been of enormous importance in the
development of whole branches of applied mathematics, computer science, optimal
control theory, economics, decision making, and classical physics. Examples are
numerous: dynamic programming, Markov chains, stochastic dynamics, calculus of
variations, and the brachistochrone problem. Here we show that Bellman's
optimality principle is violated in a teleportation problem on a quantum
network. This implies that finding the optimal fidelity route for teleporting a
quantum state between two distant nodes on a quantum network with bi-partite
entanglement will be a tough problem and will require further investigation.Comment: 4 pages, 1 figure, RevTeX
Molecular Quantum Computing by an Optimal Control Algorithm for Unitary Transformations
Quantum computation is based on implementing selected unitary transformations
which represent algorithms. A generalized optimal control theory is used to
find the driving field that generates a prespecified unitary transformation.
The approach is illustrated in the implementation of one and two qubits gates
in model molecular systems.Comment: 10 pages, 2 figure
Experimental Demonstration of a Quantum Circuit using Linear Optics Gates
One of the main advantages of an optical approach to quantum computing is the
fact that optical fibers can be used to connect the logic and memory devices to
form useful circuits, in analogy with the wires of a conventional computer.
Here we describe an experimental demonstration of a simple quantum circuit of
that kind in which two probabilistic exclusive-OR (XOR) logic gates were
combined to calculate the parity of three input qubits.Comment: v2 is final PRA versio
Hyperentanglement-enabled Direct Characterization of Quantum Dynamics
We use hyperentangled photons to experimentally implement an
entanglement-assisted quantum process tomography technique known as Direct
Characterization of Quantum Dynamics. Specifically, hyperentanglement-assisted
Bell-state analysis enabled us to characterize a variety of single-qubit
quantum processes using far fewer experimental configurations than are required
by Standard Quantum Process Tomography (SQPT). Furthermore, we demonstrate how
known errors in Bell-state measurement may be compensated for in the data
analysis. Using these techniques, we have obtained single-qubit process
fidelities as high as 98.2% but with one-third the number experimental
configurations required for SQPT. Extensions of these techniques to multi-qubit
quantum processes are discussed.Comment: This is part of a joint submission with an implementation with Ions:
"Experimental characterization of quantum dynamics through many-body
interactions" by Daniel Nigg, Julio T. Barreiro, Philipp Schindler, Masoud
Mohseni, Thomas Monz, Michael Chwalla, Markus Hennrich and Rainer Blat
From qubits to black holes: entropy, entanglement and all that
Entropy plays a crucial role in characterization of information and
entanglement, but it is not a scalar quantity and for many systems it is
different for different relativistic observers. Loop quantum gravity predicts
the Bekenstein-Hawking term for black hole entropy and logarithmic correction
to it. The latter originates in the entanglement between the pieces of spin
networks that describe black hole horizon. Entanglement between gravity and
matter may restore the unitarity in the black hole evaporation process. If the
collapsing matter is assumed to be initially in a pure state, then entropy of
the Hawking radiation is exactly the created entanglement between matter and
gravity.Comment: Honorable Mention in the 2005 Gravity Research Foundation Essay
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Quantum-dot-spin single-photon interface
Using background-free detection of spin-state-dependent resonance
fluorescence from a single-electron charged quantum dot with an efficiency of
0:1%, we realize a single spin-photon interface where the detection of a
scattered photon with 300 picosecond time resolution projects the quantum dot
spin to a definite spin eigenstate with fidelity exceeding 99%. The bunching of
resonantly scattered photons reveals information about electron spin dynamics.
High-fidelity fast spin-state initialization heralded by a single photon
enables the realization of quantum information processing tasks such as
non-deterministic distant spin entanglement. Given that we could suppress the
measurement back-action to well below the natural spin-flip rate, realization
of a quantum non-demolition measurement of a single spin could be achieved by
increasing the fluorescence collection efficiency by a factor exceeding 20
using a photonic nanostructure
Preparation of Dicke States in an Ion Chain
We have investigated theoretically and experimentally a method for preparing
Dicke states in trapped atomic ions. We consider a linear chain of ion
qubits that is prepared in a particular Fock state of motion, . The
phonons are removed by applying a laser pulse globally to the qubits, and
converting the motional excitation to flipped spins. The global nature of
this pulse ensures that the flipped spins are shared by all the target ions
in a state that is a close approximation to the Dicke state \D{N}{m}. We
calculate numerically the fidelity limits of the protocol and find small
deviations from the ideal state for and . We have demonstrated
the basic features of this protocol by preparing the state \D{2}{1} in two
Mg target ions trapped simultaneously with an Al
ancillary ion.Comment: 5 pages, 2 figure
Scalable gate architecture for densely packed semiconductor spin qubits
We demonstrate a 12 quantum dot device fabricated on an undoped Si/SiGe
heterostructure as a proof-of-concept for a scalable, linear gate architecture
for semiconductor quantum dots. The device consists of 9 quantum dots in a
linear array and 3 single quantum dot charge sensors. We show reproducible
single quantum dot charging and orbital energies, with standard deviations less
than 20% relative to the mean across the 9 dot array. The single quantum dot
charge sensors have a charge sensitivity of 8.2 x 10^{-4} e/root(Hz) and allow
the investigation of real-time charge dynamics. As a demonstration of the
versatility of this device, we use single-shot readout to measure a spin
relaxation time T1 = 170 ms at a magnetic field B = 1 T. By reconfiguring the
device, we form two capacitively coupled double quantum dots and extract a
mutual charging energy of 200 microeV, which indicates that 50 GHz two-qubit
gate operation speeds are feasible
Efficiency of feedback process in cavity quantum electrodynamics
Utilizing the continuous frequency mode quantization scheme, we study from
first principle the efficiency of a feedback scheme that can generate maximally
entangled states of two atoms in an optical cavity through their interactions
with a single input photon. The spectral function of the photon emitted from
the cavity, which will be used as the input of the next round in the feedback
process, is obtained analytically. We find that the spectral function of the
photon is modified in each round and deviates from the original one. The
efficiency of the feedback scheme consequently deteriorates gradually after
several rounds of operation.Comment: 11 pages, 5 figures, accepted for publication in Journal of Physics
Polarons in semiconductor quantum-dots and their role in the quantum kinetics of carrier relaxation
While time-dependent perturbation theory shows inefficient carrier-phonon
scattering in semiconductor quantum dots, we demonstrate that a quantum kinetic
description of carrier-phonon interaction predicts fast carrier capture and
relaxation. The considered processes do not fulfill energy conservation in
terms of free-carrier energies because polar coupling of localized quantum-dot
states strongly modifies this picture.Comment: 6 pages, 6 figures, accepted for publication in Phys.Rev.
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