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Frontiers in Optics

Two qubit entanglement when the RWA is violated

Shantanu Agarwal, Seyed Mohammad Hashemi Rafsanjani, Joseph H. Eberly

Published Jan 1, 2012• 0 citations
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Abstract

We investigate the entanglement dynamics of two quasi-degenerate qubits interacting with a quantized oscillator in a parameter regime where the rotating wave approximation breaks down. Analytical formulas for collapse and revival of entanglement are derived.
DOI
10.1364/fio.2012.fth3b.7

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