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Reply to 'Comment on "Detuning effects in the one-photon mazer" '
We refute in this Reply the criticisms made by M. Abdel-Aty [Phys. Rev. A 70,
047801 (2004)]. We show that none of them are founded and we demonstrate very
explicitly what is wrong in the arguments developed by this author.Comment: 5 pages, 2 figure
Evaluation of advanced optimisation methods for estimating Mixed Logit models
The performances of different simulation-based estimation techniques for mixed logit modeling are evaluated. A quasi-Monte Carlo method (modified Latin hypercube sampling) is compared with a Monte Carlo algorithm with dynamic accuracy. The classic Broyden-Fletcher-Goldfarb-Shanno (BFGS) optimization algorithm line-search approach and trust region methods, which have proved to be extremely powerful in nonlinear programming, are also compared. Numerical tests are performed on two real data sets: stated preference data for parking type collected in the United Kingdom, and revealed preference data for mode choice collected as part of a German travel diary survey. Several criteria are used to evaluate the approximation quality of the log likelihood function and the accuracy of the results and the associated estimation runtime. Results suggest that the trust region approach outperforms the BFGS approach and that Monte Carlo methods remain competitive with quasi-Monte Carlo methods in high-dimensional problems, especially when an adaptive optimization algorithm is used
Tunable Entanglement, Antibunching and Saturation effects in Dipole Blockade
We report a model that makes it possible to analyze quantitatively the dipole
blockade effect on the dynamical evolution of a two two-level atom system
driven by an external laser field. The multiple excitations of the atomic
sample are taken into account. We find very large concurrence in the dipole
blockade regime. We further find that entanglement can be tuned by changing the
intensity of the exciting laser. We also report a way to lift the dipole
blockade paving the way to manipulate in a controllable way the blockade
effects. We finally report how a continuous monitoring of the dipole blockade
would be possible using photon-photon correlations of the scattered light in a
regime where the spontaneous emission would dominate dissipation in the sample.Comment: 5 pages, 5 figure
Operational multipartite entanglement classes for symmetric photonic qubit states
We present experimental schemes that allow to study the entanglement classes
of all symmetric states in multiqubit photonic systems. In addition to
comparing the presented schemes in efficiency, we will highlight the relation
between the entanglement properties of symmetric Dicke states and a recently
proposed entanglement scheme for atoms. In analogy to the latter, we obtain a
one-to-one correspondence between well-defined sets of experimental parameters
and multiqubit entanglement classes inside the symmetric subspace of the
photonic system.Comment: 5 pages, 1 figur
Generation of Symmetric Dicke States of Remote Qubits with Linear Optics
We propose a method for generating all symmetric Dicke states, either in the
long-lived internal levels of N massive particles or in the polarization
degrees of freedom of photonic qubits, using linear optical tools only. By
means of a suitable multiphoton detection technique, erasing Welcher-Weg
information, our proposed scheme allows the generation and measurement of an
important class of entangled multiqubit states.Comment: New version, a few modifications and a new figure, accepted in
Physical Review Letter
Operational determination of multi-qubit entanglement classes via tuning of local operations
We present a physical setup with which it is possible to produce arbitrary
symmetric long-lived multiqubit entangled states in the internal ground levels
of photon emitters, including the paradigmatic GHZ and W states. In the case of
three emitters, where each tripartite entangled state belongs to one of two
well-defined entanglement classes, we prove a one-to-one correspondence between
well-defined sets of experimental parameters, i.e., locally tunable polarizer
orientations, and multiqubit entanglement classes inside the symmetric
subspace.Comment: Improved version. Accepted in Physical Review Letter
Ion crystals in anharmonic traps
There is currently intensive research into creating a large-scale quantum computer with trapped ions. It is well known that for a linear ion crystal in a harmonic potential, the ions near the center are more closely spaced compared to the ions near the ends. This is problematic as the number of ions increases. Here, we consider a linear ion crystal in an anharmonic potential that is purely quartic in position. We find that the ions are more evenly spaced compared to the harmonic case. We develop a variational approach to calculate the properties of the ground state. We also characterize the zigzag transition in an anharmonic potential
Entanglement Equivalence of -qubit Symmetric States
We study the interconversion of multipartite symmetric -qubit states under
stochastic local operations and classical communication (SLOCC). We demonstrate
that if two symmetric states can be connected with a nonsymmetric invertible
local operation (ILO), then they belong necessarily to the separable, W, or GHZ
entanglement class, establishing a practical method of discriminating subsets
of entanglement classes. Furthermore, we prove that there always exists a
symmetric ILO connecting any pair of symmetric -qubit states equivalent
under SLOCC, simplifying the requirements for experimental implementations of
local interconversion of those states.Comment: Minor correction
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