High-fidelity non-adiabatic cutting and stitching of a spin chain via local control

We propose and analyze, focusing on non-adiabatic effects, a technique of manipulating quantum spin systems based on local 'cutting' and 'stitching' of the Heisenberg exchange coupling between the spins. This first operation is cutting of a bond separating a single spin from a li...

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Published inNew journal of physics Vol. 20; no. 10; pp. 105006 - 105016
Main Authors Pyshkin, P V, Sherman, E Ya, You, J Q, Wu, Lian-Ao
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bristol IOP Publishing 18.10.2018
Subjects
Accuracy
adiabatic
Adiabatic flow
Algorithms
Chains
Control algorithms
Control theory
Cutting
Optimal control
Physics
quantum control
Quantum dots
Quantum phenomena
spin chain
Stability
Stitching
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Summary:We propose and analyze, focusing on non-adiabatic effects, a technique of manipulating quantum spin systems based on local 'cutting' and 'stitching' of the Heisenberg exchange coupling between the spins. This first operation is cutting of a bond separating a single spin from a linear chain, or of two neighboring bonds for a ring-shaped array of spins. We show that the disconnected spin can be in the ground state with a high-fidelity even after a non-adiabatic process. Next, we consider inverse operation of stitching these bonds to increase the system size. We show that the optimal control algorithm can be found by using common numerical procedures with a simple two-parametric control function able to produce a high-fidelity cutting and stitching. These results can be applied for manipulating ensembles of quantum dots, considered as prospective elements for quantum information technologies, and for design of machines based on quantum thermodynamics.
Bibliography:NJP-108791.R2
ISSN:1367-2630
1367-2630
DOI:10.1088/1367-2630/aae4ac