Qubit initialization and readout with finite coherent amplitudes in cavity QED
Ricardo Kennedy, Leonhard Horstmeyer, Andrzej Dragan +1 more
We consider a unitary transfer of an arbitrary state of a two-level atomic qubit in a cavity to the finite amplitude coherent state cavity field. Such a transfer can be used to either provide an effective readout measurement on the atom by a subsequent measurement on the light field or as a method for initializing a fixed atomic state---a so-called ``attractor state,'' studied previously for the case of an infinitely strong cavity field. We show that, with a suitable adjustment of the coherent amplitude and evolution time, the qubit transfers all its information to the field, attaining a selected state of high purity irrespective of the initial state.
arXiv:1006.0947•Physical Review A•Nov 12, 2010•1 citation