Perfect Quantum State Transfer Research Articles

Probing and harnessing photonic Fermi arc surface states using light-matter interactions.

Fermi arcs, i.e., surface states connecting topologically distinct Weyl points, represent a paradigmatic manifestation of the topological aspects of Weyl physics. We investigate a light-matter interface based on the photonic counterpart of these states and prove that it can lead to phenomena with no analog in other setups. First, we show how to image the Fermi arcs by studying the spontaneous decay of one or many emitters coupled to the system's border. Second, we demonstrate that, exploiting the negative refraction of these modes, the Fermi arc surface states can act as a robust quantum link, enabling, e.g., the occurrence of perfect quantum state transfer between the considered emitters or the formation of highly entangled states. In addition to their fundamental interest, our findings evidence the potential offered by the photonic Fermi arc light-matter interfaces for the design of more robust quantum technologies.

Perfect quantum state transfer on Cayley graphs over dicyclic groups

ABSTRACT Perfect state transfer has attracted much interest recently due to its significant applications in quantum information processing and cryptography. In this paper, we investigate perfect state transfer on Cayley graphs over dicyclic groups. Utilizing the representations and characters of dicyclic groups , some necessary and sufficient conditions for Cayley graphs over dicyclic groups admitting perfect state transfer are provided. By those results, some concrete constructions are presented.

Perfect quantum state transfer on generalized honeycomb nanotori

Perfect quantum state transfer on generalized honeycomb nanotori

Quantum state transfer with cavity–magnonics nodes

We put forward a proposal to construct a quantum network using a hybrid cavity–magnonics system as with two nodes. At each node, a cascade of the quantum system consists of cavity–magnonics and magnonic–qubit interactions, and the quantum interface between the flying qubit and superconducting qubit is mediated by a magnon. Considering the phase resulting from the distance between the two nodes, we derive a master equation for two superconducting qubits and show that, by adiabatically controlling the cavity–magnon coupling, perfect quantum state transfer between two qubits can be realized. We also consider the influence of intrinsic dissipation of the magnetic mode and the cavity mode. In an unideal case, the design time-dependent cavity–magnonics couplings obtained in the ideal case are still employed. Our results show that low intrinsic loss in the magnetic mode and the cavity mode is still welcome for the high fidelity of state transfer.

Almost perfect quantum state transfer on isotropic and anisotropic Heisenberg spin chains with tailored site dependent exchange couplings

Spin chains with site dependent exchange coefficients can achieve near perfect quantum state transfer for Hamiltonians with nearest neighbors XXZ type interactions without external control. The strength of the interactions is obtained using a global optimization method, which can be employed without assuming a particular relationship between the arrival time and the strength of the interactions. This relationship arises naturally when data collapse techniques are used to analyze the results of the optimization method. The arrival times achievable are competitive with respect to those obtained by other methods, for chains of moderate length. The stability of the resulting spin chains against static perturbations is also studied. The differences in the dynamical behavior between the isotropic and anisotropic spin chains are analyzed for some particular cases.

Coherent ground-state transport of neutral atoms

Quantum state transport is an important way to study the energy or information flow. By combining the unconventional Rydberg pumping mechanism and the diagonal form of van der Waals interactions, we construct a theoretical model via second-order perturbation theory to realize a long-range coherent transport inside the ground-state manifold of neutral atoms system. With the adjustment of the Rabi frequencies and the interatomic distance, this model can be used to simulate various single-body physics phenomena such as Heisenberg $XX$ spin chain restricted in the single-excitation manifold, coherently perfect quantum state transfer, parameter adjustable Su-Schrieffer-Heeger model, and chiral motion of atomic excitation in the triangle by varying the geometrical arrangement of the three atoms, which effectively avoid the influence of atomic spontaneous emission at the same time. Moreover, the influence of atomic position fluctuation on the fidelity of quantum state transmission is discussed in detail, and the corresponding numerical results show that our work provides a robust and easy-implemented scheme for quantum state transport with neutral atoms.

The effect of quantum noise on algorithmic perfect quantum state transfer on NISQ processors

Quantum walks are an analog of classical random walks in quantum systems. Quantum walks have smaller hitting times compared to classical random walks on certain types of graphs, leading to a quantum advantage of quantum-walks-based algorithms. An important feature of quantum walks is that they are accompanied by the excitation transfer from one site to another, and a moment of hitting the destination site is characterized by the maximum probability amplitude of observing the excitation on this site. It is therefore prospective to consider such problems as candidates for quantum advantage demonstration, since gate errors can smear out a peak in the transfer probability as a function of time, nevertheless leaving it distinguishable. We investigate the influence of quantum noise on hitting time and fidelity of a typical quantum walk problem - a perfect state transfer (PST) over a qubit chain. We simulate dynamics of a single excitation over the chain of qubits in the presence of typical noises of a quantum processor (homogeneous and inhomogeneous Pauli noise, crosstalk noise, thermal relaxation, and dephasing noise). We find that Pauli noise mostly smears out a peak in the fidelity of excitation transfer, while crosstalks between qubits mostly affect the hitting time. Knowledge about these noise patterns allows us to propose an error mitigation procedure, which we use to refine the results of running the PST on a simulator of a noisy quantum processor.

Perfect edge state transfer on cubelike graphs

Perfect (quantum) state transfer has been proved to be an effective model for quantum information processing. In this paper, we give a characterization of cubelike graphs having perfect edge state transfer (PEST, in short). By using a lifting technique, we show that every bent function, and some semi-bent functions as well, can produce some graphs having PEST. Some concrete constructions of such graphs are provided. Notably, using our method, one can obtain some classes of infinite graphs possessing PEST.

Perfect quantum state transfer on Cayley graphs over semi-dihedral groups

Perfect quantum state transfer plays a crucial role in quantum information processing and quantum computation. There has been extensive study of perfect quantum state transfer on Cayley graphs over abelian groups. In this paper, we consider the existence of perfect quantum state transfer on Cayley graphs over semi-dihedral groups which are non-abelian groups. Using the representations of semi-dihedral groups, we provide some necessary and sufficient conditions for Cayley graphs over semi-dihedral groups admitting perfect quantum state transfer. By those conditions, we present examples of perfect quantum state transfer on Cayley graphs over semi-dihedral groups. In addition, we propose results about whether some new Cayley graphs over non-abelian groups admit perfect quantum state transfer.

Static Hybrid Quantum Nodes: Toward Perfect State Transfer on a Photonic Chip

Hybrid integrated quantum photonic circuits have the potential to scale up the number of quantum nodes and to build a network with distributed quantum-information-processing units at affordable resources. A central need of such systems is to have near-unity success-rate state transfer between the quantum nodes. This turns out to be a grand challenge since stringent conditions of spatial mode matching and time-reversal symmetry between the sending and receiving nodes have to be simultaneously satisfied. Here we devise a type of hybrid quantum node consisting of a single solid-state quantum system and a coupled-cavity structure toward achieving perfect state transfer between two distant nodes connected via waveguides. The hybrid node possesses flexibility in tailoring the temporal profile of the emitted single-photon wave packet without any dynamic modulation. In particular, we show it could emit time-reversal symmetric single-photon wave packets and fully couple the emission to the waveguide, fulfilling the conditions for perfect quantum state transfer. We develop a complete theoretical framework and provide a clear physical picture of the protocol for transferring a superposition state. We show ideally the simple node structures with one, two, and three chain-coupled microring resonators could lead to total success rates of 90.5%, 97.5%, and 99.3%, respectively. We then further discuss the influence of imperfections and experimental realizations of our scheme with integrated quantum photonics.

Spectra of perfect state transfer Hamiltonians on fractal-like graphs

In this paper we study the spectral features, on fractal-like graphs, of Hamiltonians which exhibit the special property of perfect quantum state transfer (PQST): the transmission of quantum states without dissipation. The essential goal is to develop the theoretical framework for understanding the interplay between PQST, spectral properties, and the geometry of the underlying graph, in order to design novel protocols for applications in quantum information science. We present a new lifting and gluing construction, and use this to prove results concerning an inductive spectral structure, applicable to a wide variety of fractal-like graphs. We illustrate this construction with explicit examples for several classes of diamond graphs.

A theorem of Joseph-Alfred Serret and its relation to perfect quantum state transfer

In this paper we recast the Serret theorem about a characterization of palindromic continued fractions in the context of polynomial continued fractions. Then, using the relation between symmetric tridiagonal matrices and polynomial continued fractions we give a quick exposition of the mathematical aspect of the perfect quantum state transfer problem.

Perfect quantum state transfer on diamond fractal graphs

In the quest for designing novel protocols for quantum information and quantum computation, an important goal is to achieve perfect quantum state transfer for systems beyond the well-known one- dimensional cases, such as 1D spin chains. We use methods from fractal analysis and probability to find a new class of quantum spin chains on fractal-like graphs (known as diamond fractals) which support perfect quantum state transfer and which have a wide range of different Hausdorff and spectral dimensions. The resulting systems are spin networks combining Dyson hierarchical model structure with transverse permutation symmetries of varying order.

Driven state transfer and state storage in a tight-binding chain using two local barriers

A theoretical scheme to realize quantum state transfer and state storage in a uniformly coupled tight-binding chain is introduced in this paper. Two controllable gate voltages acting as local barriers are applied onto specific sites of the system, which separate the chain into three regions. By setting two gate voltages being equal, we show that an initially localized quantum wave packet undergoes perfect periodic revivals, allowing for perfect quantum state transfer between two nonadjacent spatial regions of the system. We also show that the wave packet can be trapped in its initial region by setting two gate voltages being unequal, which relates to the problem of storing quantum information. Moreover an efficient time-dependent quantum state transfer protocol is presented by smoothly varying the two gate voltages. Significantly, in our setup, the transferred state can be trapped, with a high fidelity of storage, at the end of the transfer protocol.

Perfect Quantum State Transfer in Glauber-Fock Cavity Array

We study transfer of single photon in an one-dimensional finite Glauber-Fock cavity array whose coupling strengths satisfy a square root law. The evolved state in the array can be mapped to an upper truncated coherent state if the cavities are resonant. Appropriate choices of resonance frequencies provide perfect transfer of a photon between any two cavities in the array. Perfect transfer of the photon allows perfect quantum state transfer between the cavities. Our findings may help in realizing quantum communication and information processing in photonic lattices.

Perfect quantum state transfer on the Johnson scheme

For any graph X with the adjacency matrix A, the transition matrix of the continuous-time quantum walk at time t is given by the matrix-valued function HX(t)=eitA. We say that there is perfect state transfer in X from the vertex u to the vertex v at time τ if |HX(τ)u,v|=1. It is an important problem to determine whether perfect state transfers can happen on a given family of graphs. In this paper we characterize all the graphs in the Johnson scheme which have this property. Indeed, we show that the Kneser graph K(2k,k) is the only class in the scheme which admits perfect state transfers. We also show that, under some conditions, some of the unions of the graphs in the Johnson scheme admit perfect state transfer.

Continuous dynamical decoupling of spin chains: Modulating the spin-environment and spin-spin interactions

For spins chains to be useful for quantum information processing tasks, the interaction between the spin chain and its environment generally needs to be suppressed. In this paper, we propose the use of strong static and oscillating control fields in order to effectively remove the spin chain-environment interaction. We find that our control fields can also effectively transform the spin chain Hamiltonian. In particular, interaction terms which are absent in the original spin chain Hamiltonian appear in the time-averaged effective Hamiltonian once the control fields are applied, implying that spin-spin interactions can be engineered via the application of static and oscillating control fields. This transformation of the spin chain can then potentially be used to improve the performance of the spin chain for quantum information processing tasks. For example, our control fields can be used to achieve almost perfect quantum state transfer across a spin chain even in the presence of noise. As another example, we show how the use of particular static and oscillating control fields not only suppresses the effect of the environment, but can also improve the generation of two-spin entanglement in the spin chain.

Perfect Quantum State Transfer in a Superconducting Qubit Chain with Parametrically Tunable Couplings

Faithfully transferring the quantum state is essential for quantum information processing. Here we demonstrate a fast (in 84 ns) and high-fidelity (99.2%) transfer of arbitrary quantum states in a chain of four superconducting qubits with nearest-neighbor coupling. This transfer relies on full control of the effective couplings between neighboring qubits, which is realized only by our parametrically modulating the qubits without increasing circuit complexity. Once the couplings between qubits fulfill a specific ratio, perfect quantum state transfer can be achieved in a single step, and is therefore robust to noise and accumulation of experimental errors. This quantum state transfer can be extended to a larger qubit chain and thus adds a desirable tool for future quantum information processing. The demonstrated flexibility of the coupling tunability is suitable for quantum simulation of many-body physics, which requires different configurations of qubit couplings.

Perfect quantum state transfer in weighted paths with potentials (loops) using orthogonal polynomials

ABSTRACTA simple method for transmitting quantum states within a quantum computer is via a quantum spin chain – that is, a path on n vertices. Unweighted paths are of limited use, and so a natural generalization is to consider weighted paths; this has been further generalized to allow for loops (potentials in the physics literature). We study the particularly important situation of perfect state transfer with respect to the corresponding adjacency matrix or Laplacian through the use of orthogonal polynomials. Low-dimensional examples are given in detail. Our main result is that PST with respect to the Laplacian matrix cannot occur for weighted paths on vertices nor can it occur for certain symmetric weighted trees. The methods used lead us to a conjecture directly linking the rationality of the weights of weighted paths on vertices, with or without loops, with the capacity for PST between the end vertices with respect to the adjacency matrix.

Optimal and robust control of quantum state transfer by shaping the spectral phase of ultrafast laser pulses.

Achieving fast and efficient quantum state transfer is a fundamental task in physics, chemistry and quantum information science. However, the successful implementation of the perfect quantum state transfer also requires robustness under practically inevitable perturbative defects. Here, we demonstrate how an optimal and robust quantum state transfer can be achieved by shaping the spectral phase of an ultrafast laser pulse in the framework of frequency domain quantum optimal control theory. Our numerical simulations of the single dibenzoterrylene molecule as well as in atomic rubidium show that optimal and robust quantum state transfer via spectral phase modulated laser pulses can be achieved by incorporating a filtering function of the frequency into the optimization algorithm, which in turn has potential applications for ultrafast robust control of photochemical reactions.