Protocol designs for NOON states

by D. S. Grun, Karin W. Wittmann, Leandro H. Ymai, Jon Links, Angela Foerster
Abstract:
The ability to reliably prepare non-classical states will play a major role in the realization of quantum technology. NOON states, belonging to the class of Schrödinger cat states, have emerged as a leading candidate for several applications. Here we show how to generate NOON states in a model of dipolar bosons confined to a closed circuit of four sites. This is achieved by designing protocols to transform initial Fock states to NOON states through use of time evolution, application of an external field, and local projective measurements. The evolution time is independent of total particle number, offering an encouraging prospect for scalability. By variation of the external field strength, we demonstrate how the system can be controlled to encode a phase into a NOON state. We also discuss the physical feasibility, via ultracold dipolar atoms in an optical superlattice setup. Our proposal showcases the benefits of quantum integrable systems in the design of protocols.
Reference:
Protocol designs for NOON states,
D. S. Grun, Karin W. Wittmann, Leandro H. Ymai, Jon Links, Angela Foerster,
Communications Physics, 5, 36, 2022.
Bibtex Entry:
@Article{GrunCP2022,
author={Grun, D. S. and Wittmann, Karin W. and Ymai, Leandro H. and Links, Jon and Foerster, Angela},
title={Protocol designs for NOON states},
journal={Communications Physics},
year={2022},
month={Feb},
day={08},
volume={5},
number={1},
pages={36},
abstract={The ability to reliably prepare non-classical states will play a major role in the realization of quantum technology. NOON states, belonging to the class of Schr{"o}dinger cat states, have emerged as a leading candidate for several applications. Here we show how to generate NOON states in a model of dipolar bosons confined to a closed circuit of four sites. This is achieved by designing protocols to transform initial Fock states to NOON states through use of time evolution, application of an external field, and local projective measurements. The evolution time is independent of total particle number, offering an encouraging prospect for scalability. By variation of the external field strength, we demonstrate how the system can be controlled to encode a phase into a NOON state. We also discuss the physical feasibility, via ultracold dipolar atoms in an optical superlattice setup. Our proposal showcases the benefits of quantum integrable systems in the design of protocols.},
issn={2399-3650},
doi={10.1038/s42005-022-00812-7},
url={https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-022-00812-7}
}