85 research outputs found
Linear-Optical Hyperentanglement-Assisted Quantum Error-Correcting Code
We propose a linear-optical implementation of a hyperentanglement-assisted
quantum error-correcting code. The code is hyperentanglement-assisted because
the shared entanglement resource is a photonic state hyperentangled in
polarization and orbital angular momentum. It is possible to encode, decode,
and diagnose channel errors using linear-optical techniques. The code corrects
for polarization "flip" errors and is thus suitable only for a
proof-of-principle experiment. The encoding and decoding circuits use a
Knill-Laflamme-Milburn-like scheme for transforming polarization and orbital
angular momentum photonic qubits. A numerical optimization algorithm finds a
unit-fidelity encoding circuit that requires only three ancilla modes and has
success probability equal to 0.0097.Comment: 6 pages, 2 figures, 1 table, Accepted for publication in Physical
Review
Four-level and two-qubit systems, sub-algebras, and unitary integration
Four-level systems in quantum optics, and for representing two qubits in
quantum computing, are difficult to solve for general time-dependent
Hamiltonians. A systematic procedure is presented which combines analytical
handling of the algebraic operator aspects with simple solutions of classical,
first-order differential equations. In particular, by exploiting and sub-algebras of the full SU(4)
dynamical group of the system, the non-trivial part of the final calculation is
reduced to a single Riccati (first order, quadratically nonlinear) equation,
itself simply solved. Examples are provided of two-qubit problems from the
recent literature, including implementation of two-qubit gates with Josephson
junctions.Comment: 1 gzip file with 1 tex and 9 eps figure files. Unpack with command:
gunzip RSU05.tar.g
Dephasing times in quantum dots due to elastic LO phonon-carrier collisions
Interpretation of experiments on quantum dot (QD) lasers presents a
challenge: the phonon bottleneck, which should strongly suppress relaxation and
dephasing of the discrete energy states, often seems to be inoperative. We
suggest and develop a theory for an intrinsic mechanism for dephasing in QD's:
second-order elastic interaction between quantum dot charge carriers and
LO-phonons. The calculated dephasing times are of the order of 200 fs at room
temperature, consistent with experiments. The phonon bottleneck thus does not
prevent significant room temperature dephasing.Comment: 4 pages, 1 figure, accepted for Phys. Rev. Let
Quantum dot dephasing by edge states
We calculate the dephasing rate of an electron state in a pinched quantum
dot, due to Coulomb interactions between the electron in the dot and electrons
in a nearby voltage biased ballistic nanostructure. The dephasing is caused by
nonequilibrium time fluctuations of the electron density in the nanostructure,
which create random electric fields in the dot. As a result, the electron level
in the dot fluctuates in time, and the coherent part of the resonant
transmission through the dot is suppressed
Picosecond Nonlinear Relaxation of Photoinjected Carriers in a Single GaAs/AlGaAs Quantum Dot
Photoemission from a single self-organized GaAs/AlGaAs quantum dot (QD) is
temporally resolved with picosecond time resolution. The emission spectra
consisting of the multiexciton structures are observed to depend on the delay
time and the excitation intensity. Quantitative agreement is found between the
experimental data and the calculation based on a model which characterizes the
successive relaxation of multiexcitons. Through the analysis we can determine
the carrier relaxation time as a function of population of photoinjected
carriers. Enhancement of the intra-dot carrier relaxation is demonstrated to be
due to the carrier-carrier scattering inside a single QD.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figures, to be published in Phys. Rev. B, Rapid
Temperature dependence of polarization relaxation in semiconductor quantum dots
The decay time of the linear polarization degree of the luminescence in
strongly confined semiconductor quantum dots with asymmetrical shape is
calculated in the frame of second-order quasielastic interaction between
quantum dot charge carriers and LO phonons. The phonon bottleneck does not
prevent significantly the relaxation processes and the calculated decay times
can be of the order of a few tens picoseconds at temperature K,
consistent with recent experiments by Paillard et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett.
{\bf86}, 1634 (2001)].Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
Azolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines and Their Condensed Analogs with Anticoagulant Activity
Hypercytokinemia, or cytokine storm, is one of the severe complications of viral and bacterial infections, involving the release of abnormal amounts of cytokines, resulting in a massive inflammatory response. Cytokine storm is associated with COVID-19 and sepsis high mortality rate by developing epithelial dysfunction and coagulopathy, leading to thromboembolism and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. Anticoagulant therapy is an important tactic to prevent thrombosis in sepsis and COVID-19, but recent data show the incompatibility of modern direct oral anticoagulants and antiviral agents. It seems relevant to develop dual-action drugs with antiviral and anticoagulant properties. At the same time, it was shown that azolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines are heterocycles with a broad spectrum of antiviral activity. We have synthesized a new family of azolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines and their condensed polycyclic analogs by cyclocondensation reactions and direct CH-functionalization and studied their anticoagulant properties. Five compounds among 1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-7-ones and 5-alkyl-1,3,4-thiadiazolo[3,2-a]purin-8-ones demonstrated higher anticoagulant activity than the reference drug, dabigatran etexilate. Antithrombin activity of most active compounds was confirmed using lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-treated blood to mimic the conditions of cytokine release syndrome. The studied compounds affected only the thrombin time value, reliably increasing it 6.5–15.2 times as compared to LPS-treated blood. © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.Funding: This research was funded within the framework of the grant agreement as government subsidies from the federal budget in accordance with paragraph 4 of article 78.1 of the Budget Code of the Russian Federation (Moscow, 1 October 2020, No. 075-15-2020-777)
Advantages of Randomization in Coherent Quantum Dynamical Control
Control scenarios have been identified where the use of randomized design may
substantially improve the performance of dynamical decoupling methods [L. F.
Santos and L. Viola, Phys. Rev. Lett. {\bf 97}, 150501 (2006)]. Here, by
focusing on the suppression of internal unwanted interactions in closed quantum
systems, we review and further elaborate on the advantages of randomization at
long evolution times. By way of illustration, special emphasis is devoted to
isolated Heisenberg-coupled chains of spin-1/2 particles. In particular, for
nearest-neighbor interactions, two types of decoupling cycles are contrasted:
inefficient averaging, whereby the number of control actions increases
exponentially with the system size, and efficient averaging associated to a
fixed-size control group. The latter allows for analytical and numerical
studies of efficient decoupling schemes created by exploiting and merging
together randomization and deterministic strategies, such as symmetrization,
concatenation, and cyclic permutations. Notably, sequences capable to remove
interactions up to third order are explicitly constructed. The consequences of
faulty controls are also analyzed.Comment: 27 pages, 7 figure
Sudden switching in qubits
Analytic solutions are developed for two-state systems (e.g. qubits) strongly
perturbed by a series of rapidly changing pulses, called `kicks'. The evolution
matrix may be expressed as a time ordered product of evolution matrices for
single kicks. Single, double, and triple kicks are explicitly considered, and
the onset of observability of time ordering is examined. The effects of
different order of kicks on the dynamics of the system are studied and compared
with effects of time ordering in general. To determine the range of validity of
this approach, the effect of using pulses of finite widths for 2s-2p
transitions in atomic hydrogen is examined numerically.Comment: 22 pages, 7 figure
- …