861 research outputs found
Realization of Universal Optimal Quantum Machines by Projective Operators and Stochastic Maps
Optimal quantum machines can be implemented by linear projective operations.
In the present work a general qubit symmetrization theory is presented by
investigating the close links to the qubit purification process and to the
programmable teleportation of any generic optimal anti-unitary map. In
addition, the contextual realization of the N ->M cloning map and of the
teleportation of the N->(M-N) universal NOT gate is analyzed by a novel and
very general angular momentum theory. An extended set of experimental
realizations by state symmetrization linear optical procedures is reported.
These include the 1->2 cloning process, the UNOT gate and the quantum
tomographic characterization of the optimal partial transpose map of
polarization encoded qubits.Comment: 11 pages, 7 figure
Decoherence of a single-ion qubit immersed in a spin-polarized atomic bath
We report on the immersion of a spin-qubit encoded in a single trapped ion
into a spin-polarized neutral atom environment, which possesses both continuous
(motional) and discrete (spin) degrees of freedom. The environment offers the
possibility of a precise microscopic description, which allows us to understand
dynamics and decoherence from first principles. We observe the spin dynamics of
the qubit and measure the decoherence times (T1 and T2), which are determined
by the spin-exchange interaction as well as by an unexpectedly strong
spin-nonconserving coupling mechanism
Contextual Realization of the Universal Quantum Cloning Machine and of the Universal-NOT gate by Quantum Injected Optical Parametric Amplification
A simultaneous, contextual experimental demonstration of the two processes of
cloning an input qubit and of flipping it into the orthogonal qubit is
reported. The adopted experimental apparatus, a Quantum-Injected Optical
Parametric Amplifier (QIOPA) is transformed simultaneously into a Universal
Optimal Quantum Cloning Machine (UOQCM) and into a Universal NOT
quantum-information gate. The two processes, indeed forbidden in their exact
form for fundamental quantum limitations, will be found to be universal and
optimal, i.e. the measured fidelity of both processes F<1 will be found close
to the limit values evaluated by quantum theory. A contextual theoretical and
experimental investigation of these processes, which may represent the basic
difference between the classical and the quantum worlds, can reveal in a
unifying manner the detailed structure of quantum information. It may also
enlighten the yet little explored interconnections of fundamental axiomatic
properties within the deep structure of quantum mechanics. PACS numbers:
03.67.-a, 03.65.Ta, 03.65.UdComment: 27 pages, 7 figure
Teleportation scheme implementing contextually the Universal Optimal Quantum Cloning Machine and the Universal Not Gate. Complete experimental realization
By a significant modification of the standard protocol of quantum state
Teleportation two processes ''forbidden'' by quantum mechanics in their exact
form, the Universal NOT gate and the Universal Optimal Quantum Cloning Machine,
have been implemented contextually and optimally by a fully linear method. In
particular, the first experimental demonstration of the Tele-UNOT Gate, a novel
quantum information protocol has been reported (cfr. quant-ph/0304070). A
complete experimental realization of the protocol is presented here.Comment: 11 pages, 3 figure
Resonantly enhanced tunneling of Bose-Einstein condensates in periodic potentials
We report on measurements of resonantly enhanced tunneling of Bose-Einstein
condensates loaded into an optical lattice. By controlling the initial
conditions of our system we were able to observe resonant tunneling in the
ground and the first two excited states of the lattice wells. We also
investigated the effect of the intrinsic nonlinearity of the condensate on the
tunneling resonances.Comment: accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. Letter
Dynamical control of matter-wave tunneling in periodic potentials
We report on measurements of dynamical suppression of inter-well tunneling of
a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) in a strongly driven optical lattice. The
strong driving is a sinusoidal shaking of the lattice corresponding to a
time-varying linear potential, and the tunneling is measured by letting the BEC
freely expand in the lattice. The measured tunneling rate is reduced and, for
certain values of the shaking parameter, completely suppressed. Our results are
in excellent agreement with theoretical predictions. Furthermore, we have
verified that in general the strong shaking does not destroy the phase
coherence of the BEC, opening up the possibility of realizing quantum phase
transitions by using the shaking strength as the control parameter.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figure
Manipulation of ultracold atomic mixtures using microwave techniques
We used microwave radiation to evaporatively cool a mixture of of 133Cs and
87Rb atoms in a magnetic trap. A mixture composed of an equal number (around
10^4) of Rb and Cs atoms in their doubly polarized states at ultracold
temperatures was prepared. We also used microwaves to selectively evaporate
atoms in different Zeeman states.Comment: 9 pages, 6 figure
A strongly interacting gas of two-electron fermions at an orbital Feshbach resonance
We report on the experimental observation of a strongly interacting gas of
ultracold two-electron fermions with orbital degree of freedom and magnetically
tunable interactions. This realization has been enabled by the demonstration of
a novel kind of Feshbach resonance occurring in the scattering of two 173Yb
atoms in different nuclear and electronic states. The strongly interacting
regime at resonance is evidenced by the observation of anisotropic hydrodynamic
expansion of the two-orbital Fermi gas. These results pave the way towards the
realization of new quantum states of matter with strongly correlated fermions
with orbital degree of freedom.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure
Observation of photon-assisted tunneling in optical lattices
We have observed tunneling suppression and photon-assisted tunneling of
Bose-Einstein condensates in an optical lattice subjected to a constant force
plus a sinusoidal shaking. For a sufficiently large constant force, the ground
energy levels of the lattice are shifted out of resonance and tunneling is
suppressed; when the shaking is switched on, the levels are coupled by
low-frequency photons and tunneling resumes. Our results agree well with
theoretical predictions and demonstrate the usefulness of optical lattices for
studying solid-state phenomena.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figure
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