Issues pertaining to D'yakonov-Perel' spin relaxation in quantum wire channels

We elucidate the origin and nature of the D'yakonov-Perel' spin relaxation in a quantum wire structure, showing (analytically) that there are three necessary conditions for it to exist: (i) transport must be multi-channeled, (ii) there must be a Rashba spin orbit interaction in the wire, and (iii) there must also be a Dresselhaus spin orbit interaction. Therefore, the only effective way to completely eliminate the D'yakonov-Perel' relaxation in compound semiconductor channels with structural and bulk inversion asymmetry is to ensure strictly single channeled transport. In view of that, recent proposals in the literature that advocate using multi-channeled quantum wires for spin transistors appear ill-advised

Classical light steering leading to quantum-like security

We show how single system steering can be exhibited by classical light, a feature originating from superposition in classical optics that also enables entanglement and Bell-violation by classical light beams. Single system steering is the temporal analogue of Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen (EPR) steering in the quantum domain, enabling control of the state of a remote system, and can hence be connected to the security of secret key generation between two remote parties. We derive the steering criterion for a single mode coherent state when displaced parity measurements are performed at two different times. The security bound of the Bennett-Brassard 1984 (BB84) protocol under the gaussian cloning attack is calculated to yield an, in principle, ideal and quantum-like key rate using a fine-grained uncertainty relation corresponding to the classical phase space.Comment: 6 pages, 1 figure, comments are welcom

Spin transport in nanowires

We study high-field spin transport of electrons in a quasi one-dimensional channel of a $GaAs$ gate controlled spin interferometer (SPINFET) using a semiclassical formalism (spin density matrix evolution coupled with Boltzmann transport equation). Spin dephasing (or depolarization) is predominantly caused by D'yakonov-Perel' relaxation associated with momentum dependent spin orbit coupling effects that arise due to bulk inversion asymmetry (Dresselhaus spin orbit coupling) and structural inversion asymmetry (Rashba spin orbit coupling). Spin dephasing length in a one dimensional channel has been found to be an order of magnitude higher than that in a two dimensional channel. This study confirms that the ideal configuration for a SPINFET is one where the ferromagnetic source and drain contacts are magnetized along the axis of the channel. The spin dephasing length in this case is about 22.5 microns at lattice temperature of 30K and 10 microns at lattice temperature of 77 K for an electric field of 2 kV/cm. Spin dephasing length has been found to be weakly dependent on the driving electric field and strongly dependent on the lattice temperature

Decay of spin polarized hot carrier current in a quasi one-dimensional spin valve structure

We study the spatial decay of spin polarized hot carrier current in a spin-valve structure consisting of a semiconductor quantum wire flanked by half-metallic ferromagnetic contacts. The current decays because of D'yakonov-Perel' spin relaxation in the semiconductor caused by Rashba spin orbit interaction. The associated relaxation length is found to decrease with increasing lattice temperature (in the range 30-77 K) and exhibit a non-monotonic dependence on the electric field driving the current. The relaxation lengths are several tens of microns which are at least an order of magnitude larger than what has been theoretically calculated for two-dimensional structures at comparable temperatures, Rashba interaction strengths and electric fields. This improvement is a consequence of one-dimensional carrier confinement that does not necessarily suppress carrier scattering, but nevertheless suppresses D'yakonov-Perel' spin relaxation.Comment: 2 figures. Submitted to Appl. Phys. Let

Some applications of uncertainty relations in quantum information

We discuss some applications of various versions of uncertainty relations for both discrete and continuous variables in the context of quantum information theory. The Heisenberg uncertainty relation enables demonstration of the EPR paradox. Entropic uncertainty relations are used to reveal quantum steering for non-Gaussian continuous variable states. Entropic uncertainty relations for discrete variables are studied in the context of quantum memory where fine-graining yields the optimum lower bound of uncertainty. The fine-grained uncertainty relation is used to obtain connections between uncertainty and the nonlocality of retrieval games for bipartite and tipartite systems. The Robertson-Schrodinger uncertainty relation is applied for distinguishing pure and mixed states of discrete variables.Comment: Based on review talk given at the International Programme on Quantum Information, Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar, February 2014. To be published as Conference Proceedings in IJQI styl

Confinement effects in premelting dynamics

We examine the effects of confinement on the dynamics of premelted films driven by thermomolecular pressure gradients. Our approach is to modify a well-studied setting in which the thermomolecular pressure gradient is driven by a temperature gradient parallel to an interfacially premelted elastic wall. The modification treats the increase in viscosity associated with the thinning of films, studied in a wide variety of materials, using a power law and we examine the consequent evolution of the confining elastic wall. We treat (1) a range of interactions that are known to underlie interfacial premelting and (2) a constant temperature gradient wherein the thermomolecular pressure gradient is a constant. The difference between the cases with and without the proximity effect arises in the volume flux of premelted liquid. The proximity effect increases the viscosity as the film thickness decreases thereby requiring the thermomolecular pressure driven flux to be accommodated at higher temperatures where the premelted film thickness is the largest. Implications for experiment and observations of frost heave are discussed.Comment: 20 pages (including 8 pages of supplemental materials), 8 figures. Degenerate reference calls and some alignment problems from the earlier version are corrected in this versio

Confinement induced control of similarity solutions in premelting dynamics and other thin film problems

We study the combined effects of nonlocal elasticity and confinement induced ordering on the dynamics of thermomolecular pressure gradient driven premelted films bound by an elastic membrane. The confinement induced ordering is modeled using a film thickness dependent viscosity. When there is no confinement induced ordering, we recover the similarity solution for the evolution of the elastic membrane, which exhibits an infinite sequence of oscillations. However, when the confinement induced viscosity is comparable to the bulk viscosity, the numerical solutions of the full system reveal the conditions under which the oscillations and similarity solutions vanish. Implications of our results for general thermomechanical dynamics, frost heave observations and cryogenic cell preservation are discussed. Finally, through its influence on the viscosity, the confinement effect implicitly introduces a new universal length scale into the volume flux. Thus, there are a host of thin film problems, from droplet breakup to wetting/dewetting dynamics, whose properties (similarity solutions, regularization, and compact support) will change under the action of the confinement effect. Therefore, our study suggests revisiting the mathematical structure and experimental implications of a wide range of problems within the framework of the confinement effect.Comment: 18 Pages, 12 Figure

Improving the fidelity of teleportation through noisy channels using weak measurement

We employ the technique of weak measurement in order to enable preservation of teleportation fidelity for two-qubit noisy channels. We consider one or both qubits of a maximally entangled state to undergo amplitude damping, and show that the application of weak measurement and a subsequent reverse operation could lead to a fidelity greater than $2/3$ for any value of the decoherence parameter. The success probability of the protocol decreases with the strength of weak measurement, and is lower when both the qubits are affected by decoherence. Finally, our protocol is shown to work for the Werner state too.Comment: 9 pages, 4 figures, new section adde

Transverse spin relaxation time in organic molecules: A possible platform for fault tolerant room temperature quantum computing

We report measurement of the ensemble averaged transverse spin relaxation time (T2*) in bulk and few molecules of the organic semiconductor tris(8-hydroxyquinolinolato aluminum) or Alq3. This system exhibits two characteristic T2* times, the longer of which is temperature-independent and the shorter is temperature-dependent, indicating that the latter is most likely limited by spin-phonon interaction. Based on the measured data, we infer that the single particle T2 time is long enough to meet Knill's criterion for fault tolerant quantum computing, even at room temperature. Alq3 is also an optically active organic and we propose a simple optical scheme for spin qubit read out. Moreover, we found that the temperature-dependent T2* time is considerably shorter in bulk Alq3 powder than in few molecules confined in 1-2 nm sized cavities, which is suggestive of a new type of ``phonon bottleneck effect''. This is very intriguing for organic molecules where carriers are always localized over individual molecules but the phonons are delocalized

Fine-grained uncertainty relation and biased non-local games in bipartite and tripartite systems

The fine-grained uncertainty relation can be used to discriminate among classical, quantum and super-quantum correlations based on their strength of nonlocality, as has been shown for bipartite and tripartite systems with unbiased measurement settings. Here we consider the situation when two and three parties, respectively, choose settings with bias for playing certain non-local games. We show analytically that while the fine-grained uncertainty principle is still able to distinguish classical, quantum and super-quantum correlations for biased settings corresponding to certain ranges of the biasing parameters, the above-mentioned discrimination is not manifested for all biasing.Comment: 6 pages, Accepted for publication in Physical Review