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In this work, we study a bipartite system composed by a pair of entangled qudits coupled to an environment. Initially, we derive a master equation and show how the dynamics can be restricted to a diagonal sector that includes a maximally entangled state (MES). Next, we solve this equation for mixed qutrit pairs and analyze the $I$-concurrence $C(t)$ for the effective state, which is needed to compute the geometric phase when the initial state is pure. Unlike (locally operated) isolated systems, the coupled system leads to a nontrivial time-dependence, with $C(t)$ generally decaying to zero at asymptotic times. However, when the initial condition gets closer to a MES state, the effective concurrence is more protected against the effects of decoherence, signaling a transition to an effective two-qubit MES state at asymptotic times. This transition is also observed in the geometric phase evolution, computed in the kinematic approach. Finally, we explore the system-environment coupling parameter space and show the existence of a Weyl symmetry among the various physical quantities.
Molecular Nanomagnets may enable the implementation of qudit-based quantum error-correction codes which exploit the many spin levels naturally embedded in a single molecule, a promising step towards scalable quantum processors. To fully realize the potential of this approach, a microscopic understanding of the errors corrupting the quantum information encoded in a molecular qudit is essential, together with the development of tailor-made quantum error correction strategies. We address these central points by first studying dephasing effects on the molecular spin qudit produced by the interaction with surrounding nuclear spins, which are the dominant source of errors at low temperatures. Numerical quantum error correction codes are then constructed, by means of a systematic optimisation procedure based on simulations of the coupled system-bath dynamics, that provide a striking enhancement of the coherence time of the molecular computational unit. The sequence of pulses needed for the experimental implementation of the codes is finally proposed.
Stimulated Raman adiabatic passage is a well-known technique for quantum population transfer due to its robustness again various sources of noises. Here we consider quantum population transfer from one spin to another via an intermediate spin which subjects to dephasing noise. We obtain an analytic expression for the transfer efficiency under a specific driving protocol, showing that dephasing could reduce the transfer efficiency, but the effect of dephasing could also be suppressed with a stronger laser coupling or a longer laser duration. We also consider another commonly used driving protocol, which shows that this analytic picture is still qualitatively correct.
Simultaneous quantum estimation of multiple parameters has recently become essential in quantum metrology. Although the ultimate sensitivity of a multiparameter quantum estimation in noiseless environments can beat the standard quantum limit that every classical sensor is bounded by, it is unclear whether the quantum sensor has an advantage over the classical one under realistic noise. In this work, we present a framework of the simultaneous estimation of multiple parameters with quantum sensors in a certain noisy environment. Our multiple parameters to be estimated are three components of an external magnetic field, and we consider the noise that causes only dephasing. We show that there is an optimal sensing time in the noisy environment and the sensitivity can beat the standard quantum limit when the noisy environment is non-Markovian.
A measure-preserving formalism is applied to topological spin/band models and yields observations about pumping. It occurs at topological phase transition (TPT), i.e., a $Z_2$-flip, suggesting that $Z_2$ can imply bulk effects. The models asymptotic behavior is analytically solved via ergodicity. The pumping probability is geometric, fractional, and has a ceiling of $frac{1}{2}$. Intriguingly, theorems are proved about dephasing associated with this pumping, which is linked to the systems dimension and the distinction between rational and irrational numbers. Experimental detection is discussed.
Too much noise kills entanglement. This is the main problem in its production and transmission. We use a handy approach to indicate noise resistance of entanglement of a bi-partite system described by $dtimes d$ Hilbert space. Our analysis uses a geometric approach based on the fact that if a scalar product of a vector $vec{s}$ with a vector $vec {e}$ is less than the square of the norm of $vec{e}$, then $vec{s} eqvec{e}$. We use such concepts for correlation tensors of separable and entangled states. As a general form correlation tensors for pairs of qudits, for $d>2$, is very difficult to obtain, because one does not have a Bloch sphere for pure one qudit states, we use a simplified approach. The criterion reads: if the largest Schmidt eigenvalue of a correlation tensor is smaller than the square of its norm, then the state is entangled. this criterion is applied in the case of various types of noise admixtures to the initial (pure) state. These include white noise, colored noise, local depolarizing noise and amplitude damping noise. A broad set of numerical and analytical results is presented. As the other simple criterion for entanglement is violation of Bells inequalities, we also find critical noise parameters to violate specific family of Bell inequalities (CGLMP), for maximally entangled states. We give analytical forms of our results for $d$ approaching infinity.