Spectroscopy is a crucial laboratory technique for understanding quantum systems through their interactions with the electromagnetic radiation.Particularly,spectroscopy is capable of revealing the physical structure o...Spectroscopy is a crucial laboratory technique for understanding quantum systems through their interactions with the electromagnetic radiation.Particularly,spectroscopy is capable of revealing the physical structure of molecules,leading to the development of the maser—the forerunner of the laser.However,real-world applications of molecular spectroscopy are mostly confined to equilibrium states,due to computational and technological constraints;a potential breakthrough can be achieved by utilizing the emerging technology of quantum simulation.Here we experimentally demonstrate through a toy model,a superconducting quantum simulator capable of generating molecular spectra for both equilibrium and non-equilibrium states,reliably producing the vibronic structure of diatomic molecules.Furthermore,our quantum simulator is applicable not only to molecules with a wide range of electronic-vibronic coupling strength,characterized by the Huang-Rhys parameter,but also to molecular spectra not readily accessible under normal laboratory conditions.These results point to a new direction for predicting and understanding molecular spectroscopy,exploiting the power of quantum simulation.展开更多
基金the Guangdong Innovative and En-trepreneurial Research Team Program(2016ZT06D348)the Science Technology and Innovation Commission of Shenzhen Municipality(ZDSYS20170303165926217 and JCYJ20170412152620376)+1 种基金the support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(11474177)the 1000 Youth Fellowship Program in China
文摘Spectroscopy is a crucial laboratory technique for understanding quantum systems through their interactions with the electromagnetic radiation.Particularly,spectroscopy is capable of revealing the physical structure of molecules,leading to the development of the maser—the forerunner of the laser.However,real-world applications of molecular spectroscopy are mostly confined to equilibrium states,due to computational and technological constraints;a potential breakthrough can be achieved by utilizing the emerging technology of quantum simulation.Here we experimentally demonstrate through a toy model,a superconducting quantum simulator capable of generating molecular spectra for both equilibrium and non-equilibrium states,reliably producing the vibronic structure of diatomic molecules.Furthermore,our quantum simulator is applicable not only to molecules with a wide range of electronic-vibronic coupling strength,characterized by the Huang-Rhys parameter,but also to molecular spectra not readily accessible under normal laboratory conditions.These results point to a new direction for predicting and understanding molecular spectroscopy,exploiting the power of quantum simulation.
