First Principles Probing of Photo-Generated Intermolecular Charge Transfer State in Conjugated Oligomers

We perform density functional theory calculations to investigate the polaron pair （charge transfer state） photo-generation in donor-acceptor oligomer methyl-capped （4,7- benzo[2,1,3]thiadiazole-2,6-（4,4-bis（2-ethylhexyl）-4H-cyclopent a[1,2-b;3,4-b＇]dithiophene-4, 7-benzo[2,1,3]thiadiazole） （CPDTBT）. Results show that effective photo-generation of charge transfer state can happen in CPDTBT dimer when the group 4,7-benzo[2,1,3]thiadiazole （BT） in one monomer deviates against the conjugated plane （onset torsion angle is about 20°）. The lower excitation energy （530 nm） can only generate the intramolecular excitonic state, while the higher excitation energy （370 nm） can generate the intermolecular charge transfer state, in good agreement with the experiment. Moreover, the mechanism of charge separation in CPDTBT oligorners is discussed.

Engineering topological state transfer in four-period Su–Schrieffer–Heeger chain

An extended Su–Schrieffer–Heeger(SSH) model containing four periods of the hopping coefficients, called SSH4 model, is constructed to explore robust quantum state transfer. The gap state protected by the energy gap plays the role of the topological channel where the particle initially located at the last lattice site has the probability to arise at the first and all even lattice sites equally. Serving those sites as ports, a multi-port router can be realized naturally, and the fidelity reaches unity in a wide range of parameters under the long chain and random disorder. Further, when we reduce the third intracell hopping to a small value, the occupancy probability of the second lattice site in every unit cell will reduce to zero, by which a new topological router can be induced. In addition, our SSH4 model can work as a 1/3 beam splitter. Namely, the particle initially occupies the first lattice site and finally appears with equal probability at three lattice sites. We can also realize a 1/2 beam splitter. Our four-period SSH model provides a novel way for topological quantum information processing and can engineer two kinds of quantum optical devices.

High-fidelity topological quantum state transfers in a cavity-magnon system

We propose a scheme for realizing high-fidelity topological state transfer via the topological edge states in a onedimensional cavity-magnon system.It is found that the cavity-magnon system can be mapped analytically into the generalized Su-Schrieffer-Heeger model with tunable cavity-magnon coupling.It is shown that the edge state can be served as a quantum channel to realize the photonic and magnonic state transfers by adjusting the coupling strength between adjacent cavity modes.Further,our scheme can realize the quantum state transfer between photonic state and magnonic state by changing the cavity-magnon coupling strength.With the numerical simulation,we quantitatively show that the photonic,magnonic and magnon-to-photon state transfers can be achieved with high fidelity in the cavity-magnon system.Spectacularly,three different types of quantum state transfer schemes can be even transformed into each other in a controllable fashion.The Su-Schrieffer-Heeger model based on the cavity-magnon system provides us a tunable platform to engineer the transport of photon and magnon,which may have potential applications in topological quantum processing.

Fast and perfect state transfer in superconducting circuit with tunable coupler

In quantum computation and quantum information processing, the manipulation and engineering of quantum systems to suit certain purposes are an ongoing task. One such example is quantum state transfer(QST), an essential requirement for both quantum communication and large-scale quantum computation. Here we engineer a chain of four superconducting qubits with tunable couplers to realize the perfect state transfer(PST) protocol originally proposed in quantum spin networks and successfully demonstrate the efficient transfer of an arbitrary single-qubit state from one end of the chain to the other,achieving a high fidelity of 0.986 in just 25 ns. This demonstrated QST is readily to extend to larger chain and multi-node configurations, thus serving as a desirable tool for scalable quantum information processing.

State transfer and entanglement between two-and four-level atoms in a cavity

Qudits with a large Hilbert space to host quantum information are widely utilized in various applications, such as quantum simulation and quantum computation, but the manipulation and scalability of qudits still face challenges. Here, we propose a scheme to directly and locally transfer quantum information from multiple atomic qubits to a single qudit and vice versa in an optical cavity. With the qubit–qudit interaction induced by the cavity, our scheme can transfer quantum states efficiently and measurement-independently. In addition, this scheme can robustly generate a high-dimensional maximal entangled state with asymmetric particle numbers, showing its potential in realizing an entanglement channel. Such an information interface for qubits and qudit may have enlightening significance for future research on quantum systems in hybrid dimensions.

State-crossing from a Locally Excited to an Electron Transfer State(SLEET)Model Rationalizing the Aggregation-induced Emission Mechanism of(Bi)piperidylanthracenes

Luminogens with aggregation-induced emission(AIE)characteristics(or AIEgens)have been widely used in various applications due to their excellent luminescent properties in molecular aggregates and the solid state.A deep understanding of the AIE mechanism is critical for the rational development of AIEgens.In this work,the“state-crossing from a locally excited to an electron transfer state”(SLEET)model is employed to rationalize the AIE phenomenon of two(bi)piperidylanthracenes.According to the SLEET model,an electron transfer(ET)state is formed along with the rotation of the piperidyl group in the excited state of(bi)piperidylan-thracene monomers,leading to fluorescence quenching.In contrast,a bright state exists in the crystal and molecular aggregates of these compounds,as the intermolecular interactions restrict the formation of the dark ET state.This mechanistic understanding could inspire the deployment of the SLEET model in the rational designs of various functional AIEgens.

Excited-State Proton Transfer and Decay in Hydrogen-Bonded Oxazole System： MS-CASPT2//CASSCF Study

Herein we have employed high-level multi-reference CASSCF and MS-CASPT2 electronic structure methods to systematically study the photochemical mechanism of intramolecularly hydrogen-bonded 2-（2＇-hydroxyphenyl）-4-methyloxazole. At the CASSCF level, we have optimized minima, conical intersections, minimum-energy reaction paths relevant to the excited-state intramolecular proton transfer （ESIPT）, rotation, photoisomerization, and the excited-state deactivation pathways. The energies of all structures and paths are refined by the MS-CASPT2 method. On the basis of the present results, we found that the ESIPT process in a conformer with the OH... N hydrogen bond is essentially barrierless process; whereas, the ESIPT process is inhibited in the other conformer with the OH... O hydrogen bond. The central single-bond rotation of the S1 enol species is energetically unfavorable due to a large barrier. In addition, the excited-state deactivation of the S1 keto species, as a result of the ultrafast ESIPT, is very efficient because of the existence of two easily-approached keto S1/S0 conical intersections. In stark contrast to the S1 keto species, the decay of the S1 enol species is almostly blocked. The present theoretical study contributes valuable knowledge to the understanding of photochemistry of similar intramolecularly hydrogen-bonded molecular and biological systems.

High entanglement generation and high fidelity quantum state transfer in a non-Markovian environment

This paper analyses a system of two independent qubits off-resonantly coupled to a common non-Maxkovian reservoir at zero temperature. Compared with the results in Markovian reservoirs, we find that much higher values of entanglement can be obtained for an initially factorized state of the two-qubit system. The maximal value of the entanglement increases as the detuning grows. Moreover, the entanglement induced by non-Maxkovian environments is more robust against the asymmetrical couplings between the two qubits and the reservoir. Based on this system, we also show that quantum state transfer can be implemented for arbitrary input states with high fidelity in the non-Markovian regime rather than the Markovian case in which only some particular input states can be successfully transferred.

Quantum state transfer between atomic ensembles trapped in separate cavities via adiabatic passage

We propose a new approach for quantum state transfer（QST） between atomic ensembles separately trapped in two distant cavities connected by an optical fiber via adiabatic passage. The three-level Λ-type atoms in each ensemble dispersively interact with the nonresonant classical field and cavity mode. By choosing appropriate parameters of the system, the effective Hamiltonian describes two atomic ensembles interacting with ＂the same cavity mode＂ and has a dark state. Consequently, the QST between atomic ensembles can be implemented via adiabatic passage. Numerical calculations show that the scheme is robust against moderate fluctuations of the experimental parameters. In addition, the effect of decoherence can be suppressed effectively. The idea provides a scalable way to an atomic-ensemble-based quantum network, which may be reachable with currently available technology.

Perfect Transfer of Many-Particle Quantum State via High-Dimensional Systems with Spectrum-Matched Symmetry

The quantum state transmission through the medium of high-dimensional many-particle system （boson or spinless fermion） is generally studied with a symmetry analysis. We discover that, if the spectrum of a Hamiltonian matches the symmetry of a fermion or boson system in a certain fashion, a perfect quantum state transfer can be implemented without any operation on the medium with pre-engineered nearest neighbor （NN）. We also study a simple but realistic near half-filled tight-bindlng fermion system wlth uniform NN hopping integral. We show that an arbitrary many-particle state near the fermi surface can be perfectly transferred to its translational counterpart.

Experimental and Theoretical Investigation on Excited State Intramolecular Proton Transfer Coupled Charge Transfer Reaction of Baicalein

The excited state intramolecular proton transfer （ESIPT） coupled charge transfer of baicalein has been investigated using steady-state spectroscopic experiment and quantum chemistry calculations. The absence of the absorption peak from S1 excited state both in the experi-mental and calculated absorption spectra indicates that S1 is a dark state. The dark excited state S1 results in the very weak fluorescence of solid baicalein in the experiment. The fron- tier molecular orbital and the charge difference densities of baicalein show clearly that the S1 state is a charge-transfer state whereas the S2 state is a locally excited state. The only one stationary point on the potential energy profile of excited state suggests that the ESIPT reaction of baicalein is a barrierless process.

Effect of disturbance in perfect state transfer

The influence of the disturbance caused by the imperfection of the engineering coupling constants in the perfect state transfer is calculated. The results show that the fidelity for the perfect state transfer is seriously affected by the errors occurring near the input and output spins. Such results are helpful for the realization of the perfect state transfer in the case where there exist errors in experiments.

An Alternative Scheme for Transferring Quantum States and Preparing a Quantum Network in Cavity QED

An alternative scheme is proposed to transfer quantum states and prepare a quantum network in cavity QED. It is based on the interaction of a two-mode cavity field with a three-level V-type atom. In the scheme, the atom-cavity field interaction is resonant, thus the time required to complete the quantum state transfer process is greatly shortened, which is very important in view of decoherence. Moreover, the present scheme does not require one mode of the cavities to be initially prepared in one-photon state, thus it is more experimentally feasible than the previous ones.

Controlling Quantum State Transfer in Spin Chain with Confined Field

As a demonstration of the spectrum-parity matching condition （SPMC） for quantum state transfer, we investigate the propagation of single-magnon state in the Heisenberg chain in the confined external tangent magnetic field analytically and numerically. It shows that the initial Gaussian wave packet can be retrieved at the counterpart location near-perfectly over a longer distance if the dispersion relation of the system meets the SPMC approximately.

Transferring a Multi-atom Entangled State via Adiabatic Passage

We present a scheme for transferring atomic entangled states via adiabatic passage. In the scheme, we use photons to achieve efficient quantum transmission among spatially distant atoms. The probability of the successful transferring quantum state approaches 1. Meanwhile, the scheme is robust against the effects of atomic spontaneous emission.

A Method for Transferring an Unknown Quantum State and Its Application

We suggest a method for transferring an unknown quantum state. In this method the sender Alice first applies a controlled-not operation on the particle in the unknown quantum state and an ancillary particle which she wants to send to the receiver Bob. Then she sends the ancillary particle to Bob. When Alice is informed by Bob that the ancillary particle is received, she performs a local measurement on her particle and sends Bob the outcome of the local measurement via a classical channel. Depending on the outcome Bob can restore the unknown quantum state, which Alice destroyed, on the ancillary particle successfully. As an application of this method we propose a quantum secure direct communication protocol. By introducing the decoy qubits the security of the scheme is guaranteed.

Fast achievement of quantum state transfer and distributed quantum entanglement by dressed states

We propose schemes to realize quantum state transfer and prepare quantum entanglement in coupled cavity and cavity-fiber-cavity systems,respectively,by using the dressed state method.We first give the expression of pulses shape by using dressed states and then find a group of Gaussian pulses that are easy to realize in experiment to replace the ideal pulses by curve fitting.We also study the influence of some parameters fluctuation,atomic spontaneous emission,and photon leakage on fidelity.The results show that our schemes have good robustness.Because the atoms are trapped in different cavities,it is easy to perform different operations on different atoms.The proposed schemes have the potential applications in dressed states for distributed quantum information processing tasks.

A scheme for transferring an unknown atomic entangled state via cavity quantum electrodynamics

In this paper, we propose a scheme for transferring an unknown atomic entangled state via cavity quantum electrodynamics （QED）. This scheme, which has a successful probability of 100 percent, does not require Bell-state measurement and performing any operations to reconstruct an initial state. Meanwhile, the scheme only involves atomfield interaction with a large detuning and does not require the transfer of quantum information between the atoms and cavity. Thus the scheme is insensitive to the cavity field states and cavity decay. This scheme can also be extended to transfer ring an entangled state of n-atom.

Quantum state transfer via adiabatic passage

Based on adiabatic passage, we propose a scheme for implementing the quantum transfer of an unknown atomic state. In our scheme, we utilize photons for ideal quantum transmission between two cavities with the successful probability being about 1. Meanwhile, the scheme is robust against the effects of atomic spontaneous emission. It may be useful for transferring quantum information among spatially distant atoms.

Transferring an N-atom state between two distant cavities via an optical fiber

This paper proposes a scheme for transferring an N-atom state between two distant cavities via an optical fiber. The scheme is based on adiabatic passage along a dark state. In the scheme, all the atoms are always in ground state, the field mode of the fiber remains in vacuum state, and the field mode of the cavities being excited can be negligible under certain conditions. Therefore, the scheme is very robust against decoherence. The successful probability of implementing the quantum state transfer increases with increasing number of atoms. Furthermore, the interaction time does not need to be accurately adjusted as long as the adiabaticity condition is fulfilled.