Spontaneous symmetry breaking(SSB)plays a central role in understanding a large variety of phenomena associated with phase transitions,such as superfluid and superconductivity.So far,the transition from a symmetric va...Spontaneous symmetry breaking(SSB)plays a central role in understanding a large variety of phenomena associated with phase transitions,such as superfluid and superconductivity.So far,the transition from a symmetric vacuum to a macroscopically ordered phase has been substantially explored.The process bridging these two distinct phases is critical to understanding how a classical world emerges from a quantum phase transition,but so far remains unexplored in experiment.We here report an experimental demonstration of such a process with a quantum Rabi model engineered with a superconducting circuit.We move the system from the normal phase to the superradiant phase featuring two symmetry-breaking field components,one of which is observed to emerge as the classical reality.The results demonstrate that the environment-induced decoherence plays a critical role in the SSB.展开更多
In this paper,we propose a scheme for implementing the nonadiabatic holonomic quantum computation(NHQC+)of two Rydberg atoms by using invariant-based reverse engineering(IBRE).The scheme is based on Förster reson...In this paper,we propose a scheme for implementing the nonadiabatic holonomic quantum computation(NHQC+)of two Rydberg atoms by using invariant-based reverse engineering(IBRE).The scheme is based on Förster resonance induced by strong dipole-dipole interaction between two Rydberg atoms,which provides a selective coupling mechanism to simply the dynamics of system.Moreover,for improving the fidelity of the scheme,the optimal control method is introduced to enhance the gate robustness against systematic errors.Numerical simulations show the scheme is robust against the random noise in control fields,the deviation of dipole-dipole interaction,the Förster defect,and the spontaneous emission of atoms.Therefore,the scheme may provide some useful perspectives for the realization of quantum computation with Rydberg atoms.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11874114,12274080,and 11875108)the Innovation Program for Quantum Science and Technology(Grant No.2021ZD0300200)。
文摘Spontaneous symmetry breaking(SSB)plays a central role in understanding a large variety of phenomena associated with phase transitions,such as superfluid and superconductivity.So far,the transition from a symmetric vacuum to a macroscopically ordered phase has been substantially explored.The process bridging these two distinct phases is critical to understanding how a classical world emerges from a quantum phase transition,but so far remains unexplored in experiment.We here report an experimental demonstration of such a process with a quantum Rabi model engineered with a superconducting circuit.We move the system from the normal phase to the superradiant phase featuring two symmetry-breaking field components,one of which is observed to emerge as the classical reality.The results demonstrate that the environment-induced decoherence plays a critical role in the SSB.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 11575045,11874114,and 11674060the Natural Science Funds for Distinguished Young Scholar of Fujian Province under Grant 2020J06011Project from Fuzhou University under Grant JG202001-2.
文摘In this paper,we propose a scheme for implementing the nonadiabatic holonomic quantum computation(NHQC+)of two Rydberg atoms by using invariant-based reverse engineering(IBRE).The scheme is based on Förster resonance induced by strong dipole-dipole interaction between two Rydberg atoms,which provides a selective coupling mechanism to simply the dynamics of system.Moreover,for improving the fidelity of the scheme,the optimal control method is introduced to enhance the gate robustness against systematic errors.Numerical simulations show the scheme is robust against the random noise in control fields,the deviation of dipole-dipole interaction,the Förster defect,and the spontaneous emission of atoms.Therefore,the scheme may provide some useful perspectives for the realization of quantum computation with Rydberg atoms.
