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arXiv:1304.5925 · Physical Review Letters

Measures of Quantum Synchronization in Continuous Variable Systems

Andrea Mari, Alessandro Farace, Nicolas Didier, Vittorio Giovannetti, Rosario Fazio

Published Sep 6, 2013• 300 citations
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Abstract

We introduce and characterize two different measures which quantify the level of synchronization of coupled continuous variable quantum systems. The two measures allow us to extend to the quantum domain the notions of complete and phase synchronization. The Heisenberg principle sets a universal bound to complete synchronization. The measure of phase synchronization is, in principle, unbounded; however, in the absence of quantum resources (e.g., squeezing) the synchronization level is bounded below a certain threshold. We elucidate some interesting connections between entanglement and synchronization and, finally, discuss an application based on quantum optomechanical systems.

DOI
10.1103/physrevlett.111.103605

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