Bistability and chaos at low-level of quanta

We study nonlinear phenomena of bistability and chaos at a level of few quanta. For this purpose we consider a single-mode dissipative oscillator with strong Kerr nonlinearity with respect to dissipation rate driven by a monochromatic force as well as by a train of Gaussian pulses. The quantum effects and decoherence in oscillatory mode are investigated on the framework of the purity of states and the Wigner functions calculated from the master equation. We demonstrate the quantum chaotic regime by means of a comparison between the contour plots of the Wigner functions and the strange attractors on the classical Poincar\'e section. Considering bistability at low-limit of quanta, we analyze what is the minimal level of excitation numbers at which the bistable regime of the system is displayed? We also discuss the formation of oscillatory chaotic regime by varying oscillatory excitation numbers at ranges of few quanta. We demonstrate quantum-interference phenomena that are assisted hysteresis-cycle behavior and quantum chaos for the oscillator driven by the train of Gaussian pulses as well as we establish the border of classical-quantum correspondence for chaotic regimes in the case of strong nonlinearities.Comment: 10 pages, 14 figure

Ultrahigh-fidelity composite quantum phase gates

A number of CP sequences for four basic quantum phase gates -- the Z, S, T and general phase gates -- are presented. The CP sequences contain up to 18 pulses and can compensate up to eight orders of experimental errors in the pulse amplitude and duration. The short CP sequences (up to 8 pulses) are calculated analytically and the longer ones numerically. The results presented in this article demonstrate the remarkable flexibility of CPs accompanied by extreme accuracy and robustness to errors -- three features that cannot be simultaneously achieved by any other coherent control technique. These CP sequences, in particular the Z, S and T gates, can be very useful quantum control tools in quantum information applications, because they provide a variety of options to find the optimal balance between ultrahigh fidelity, error range and speed, which may be different in different physical systems.Comment: arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:2012.1469

Deterministic generation of arbitrary ultrasmall excitation of quantum systems by composite pulse sequences

In some applications of quantum control, it is necessary to produce very weak excitation of a quantum system. Such an example is presented by the concept of single-photon generation in cold atomic ensembles or doped solids, e.g. by the DLCZ protocol, for which a single excitation is shared among thousands and millions atoms or ions. Another example is the possibility to create huge Dicke state of $N$ qubits sharing a single or a few excitations. Other examples are using tiny rotations to tune high-fidelity quantum gates or using these tiny rotations for testing high-fidelity quantum process tomography protocols. Ultrasmall excitation of a quantum transition can be generated by either a very weak or far-detuned driving field. However, these two approaches are sensitive to variations in the experimental parameters, e.g. the transition probability varies with the square of the pulse area. Here we propose a different method for generating a well-defined pre-selected very small transition probability -- of the order of $10^{-2}$ to $10^{-8}$ -- by using composite pulse sequences. The method features high fidelity and robustness to variations in the pulse area and the pulse duration.Comment: 8 pages, 3 figure