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arXiv:2412.02921 · Physical Review A

Engineering tunable decoherence-free subspaces with collective atom-cavity interactions

Lyryl H. C. Vaecairn, J. Reilly, John Drew Wilson, Simon B. Jäger, Murray Holland

Published Mar 31, 2025• 4 citations
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Abstract

We propose schemes to design and control a time-dependent decoherence-free subspace (DFS) in a dissipative atom-cavity system. These schemes use atoms with three internal energy levels, which allows for the DFS to be multidimensional---a condition important for quantum sensing, simulation, and computation. We consider the use of tunable external driving lasers to transfer the system from a coherent spin state to a highly degenerate DFS. We find that the typical state in the DFS is highly entangled. Throughout evolution the state is kept in an instantaneous DFS, thereby allowing for pure states to be prepared. We develop adiabatic shortcuts to carry out this evolution with higher purity and fidelity than standard adiabatic and dissipative methods.

DOI
10.1103/physreva.111.033718

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Abstract We propose an efficient scheme to generate maximally entangled states between two three-level atoms in multi-cavity systems via shortcuts to the adiabatic technique. Two atoms are trapped in spatially separated cavities which are linked through direct coupling and optical fiber coupling, respectively. Time-dependent lasers which are tactfully designed radiate the atoms to drive the evolution rapidly. A determinate analysis solution for this distributed maximally entangled state is achieved by controlling the detuning between the cavity mode and laser fields. Numerical simulations show that the shortcut scheme permits the decoherence which arises from the noisy environment and spontaneous emission to some extent. Meanwhile, the scheme tolerates the imprecision of the experimental parameters, such as evolution time, laser parameters and so on. Our research provided a fast, analytical and feasible technology in non-locality quantum entanglement preparation in quantum electronic dynamics.
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