Search results for "quantum memory"
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Synchronization of optical photons for quantum information processing
2015
We observe the Hong-Ou-Mandel interference via homodyne tomography on two photons extracted from two quantum memories.
Generation of two-mode quantum states of light with timing controllable memories
2020
We created and experimentally verified two-mode entangled states of light, α|0,1⟩ + βe*+|1,0⟩, by means of two phase-sensitive optical quantum memories. The release timing of each optical mode can be independently controlled for up to 400 ns.
Observation of high-purity single photons hopping between optical cavities
2014
We experimentally demonstrate high-purity single photons hopping coherently between coupled optical cavities. The system shows high performance also as a controllable single-photon source, which emits single photons with a negative Wigner function.
Validity of Landauer principle and quantum memory effects via collision models
2019
We study the validity of Landauer principle in the non-Markovian regime by means of collision models where the intracollisions inside the reservoir cause memory effects generating system-environment correlations. We adopt the system-environment correlations created during the dynamical process to assess the effect of non-Markovianity on the Landauer principle. Exploiting an exact equality for the entropy change of the system, we find the condition for the violation of the Landauer principle, which occurs when the established system-environment correlations become larger than the entropy production of the system. We then generalize the study to the non-equilibrium situation where the system …
Harnessing non-Markovian quantum memory by environmental coupling
2015
Controlling the non-Markovian dynamics of open quantum systems is essential in quantum information technology since it plays a crucial role in preserving quantum memory. Albeit in many realistic scenarios the quantum system can simultaneously interact with composite environments, this condition remains little understood, particularly regarding the effect of the coupling between environmental parts. We analyze the non-Markovian behavior of a qubit interacting at the same time with two coupled single-mode cavities which in turn dissipate into memoryless or memory-keeping reservoirs. We show that increasing the control parameter, that is the two-mode coupling, allows for triggering and enhanci…
Spontaneous emission rates and energy shifts of a Rydberg rubidium atom close to an optical nanofiber
2020
The influence of an optical nanofiber on the spontaneous emission rates and Lamb shifts of a Rydberg rubidium atom in its close vicinity is investigated, in view of the implementation of a Rydberg-blockade-based quantum network.
Non-Markovianity and memory of the initial state
2017
We explore in a rigorous manner the intuitive connection between the non-Markovianity of the evolution of an open quantum system and the performance of the system as a quantum memory. Using the paradigmatic case of a two-level open quantum system coupled to a bosonic bath, we compute the recovery fidelity, which measures the best possible performance of the system to store a qubit of information. We deduce that this quantity is connected, but not uniquely determined, by the non-Markovianity, for which we adopt the BLP measure proposed in \cite{breuer2009}. We illustrate our findings with explicit calculations for the case of a structured environment.