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Title: Accelerated quantum control using superadiabatic dynamics in a solid-state lambda system

Abstract

Adiabatic evolutions find widespread utility in applications to quantum state engineering1 , geometric quantum computation2 , and quantum simulation3 . Although offering desirable robustness to experimental imperfections, adiabatic techniques are susceptible to decoherence during their long operation time. A recent strategy termed ‘shortcuts to adiabaticity’ 4–10 (STA) aims to circumvent this trade-off by designing fast dynamics to reproduce the results of infinitely slow, adiabatic processes. Here, as a realization of this strategy, we implement ‘superadiabatic’ transitionless driving11 (SATD) to speed up stimulated Raman adiabatic passage1,12–15 (STIRAP) in a solid-state lambda (Λ) system. Utilizing optical transitions to a dissipative excited state in the nitrogen vacancy (NV) center in diamond, we demonstrate the accelerated performance of different shortcut trajectories for population transfer and for the transfer and initialization of coherent superpositions. We reveal that SATD protocols exhibit robustness to dissipation and experimental uncertainty, and can be optimized when these effects are present. These results motivate STA as a promising tool for controlling open quantum systems comprising individual or hybrid nanomechanical, superconducting, and photonic elements in the solid state12–17.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [2];  [1];  [3];  [1];  [4];  [4];  [2];  [3]
  1. Univ. of Chicago, IL (United States). Inst. for Molecular Engineering
  2. McGill Univ., Montreal, QC (Canada). Dept of Physics
  3. Univ. of Chicago, IL (United States). Inst. for Molecular Engineering; Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Materials Science Division
  4. Univ. of Konstanz (Germany). Dept. of Physics
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Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); US Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR); National Science Foundation (NSF)
OSTI Identifier:
1352887
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Nature Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 13; Journal Issue: 4; Journal ID: ISSN 1745-2473
Publisher:
Nature Publishing Group (NPG)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

Citation Formats

Zhou, Brian B., Baksic, Alexandre, Ribeiro, Hugo, Yale, Christopher G., Heremans, F.  Joseph, Jerger, Paul C., Auer, Adrian, Burkard, Guido, Clerk, Aashish A., and Awschalom, David D. Accelerated quantum control using superadiabatic dynamics in a solid-state lambda system. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1038/nphys3967.
Zhou, Brian B., Baksic, Alexandre, Ribeiro, Hugo, Yale, Christopher G., Heremans, F.  Joseph, Jerger, Paul C., Auer, Adrian, Burkard, Guido, Clerk, Aashish A., & Awschalom, David D. Accelerated quantum control using superadiabatic dynamics in a solid-state lambda system. United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys3967
Zhou, Brian B., Baksic, Alexandre, Ribeiro, Hugo, Yale, Christopher G., Heremans, F.  Joseph, Jerger, Paul C., Auer, Adrian, Burkard, Guido, Clerk, Aashish A., and Awschalom, David D. Mon . "Accelerated quantum control using superadiabatic dynamics in a solid-state lambda system". United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys3967. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1352887.
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title = {Accelerated quantum control using superadiabatic dynamics in a solid-state lambda system},
author = {Zhou, Brian B. and Baksic, Alexandre and Ribeiro, Hugo and Yale, Christopher G. and Heremans, F.  Joseph and Jerger, Paul C. and Auer, Adrian and Burkard, Guido and Clerk, Aashish A. and Awschalom, David D.},
abstractNote = {Adiabatic evolutions find widespread utility in applications to quantum state engineering1 , geometric quantum computation2 , and quantum simulation3 . Although offering desirable robustness to experimental imperfections, adiabatic techniques are susceptible to decoherence during their long operation time. A recent strategy termed ‘shortcuts to adiabaticity’ 4–10 (STA) aims to circumvent this trade-off by designing fast dynamics to reproduce the results of infinitely slow, adiabatic processes. Here, as a realization of this strategy, we implement ‘superadiabatic’ transitionless driving11 (SATD) to speed up stimulated Raman adiabatic passage1,12–15 (STIRAP) in a solid-state lambda (Λ) system. Utilizing optical transitions to a dissipative excited state in the nitrogen vacancy (NV) center in diamond, we demonstrate the accelerated performance of different shortcut trajectories for population transfer and for the transfer and initialization of coherent superpositions. We reveal that SATD protocols exhibit robustness to dissipation and experimental uncertainty, and can be optimized when these effects are present. These results motivate STA as a promising tool for controlling open quantum systems comprising individual or hybrid nanomechanical, superconducting, and photonic elements in the solid state12–17.},
doi = {10.1038/nphys3967},
journal = {Nature Physics},
number = 4,
volume = 13,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Nov 28 00:00:00 EST 2016},
month = {Mon Nov 28 00:00:00 EST 2016}
}

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