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Fast Adiabatic Control of an Optomechanical Cavity
Nicolás F Del Grosso1, Fernando C Lombardo1, Francisco D Mazzitelli2
1Departamento de Física Juan José Giambiagi, FCEyN UBA and IFIBA CONICET-UBA, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón I, Buenos Aires 1428, Argentina.
Entropy (Basel, Switzerland)
|January 21, 2023
Summary
Shortcuts to adiabaticity (STAs) enable fast quantum operations. This study develops STAs for controlling optomechanical cavities with two moving mirrors, achieving precise quantum field evolution.
Area of Science:
- Quantum technologies
- Quantum optics
- Quantum information science
Background:
- Quantum technologies require precise and fast quantum operation protocols.
- Shortcuts to adiabaticity (STAs) offer a method for exact adiabatic evolution in finite time.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present a shortcut to adiabaticity (STA) for controlling an optomechanical cavity with two moving mirrors.
- To find analytical expressions for effective trajectories that implement STA for the quantum field.
Main Methods:
- Derivation of analytical expressions for effective trajectories based on reference mirror movements.
- Numerical solution of these equations for various reference protocols (expansion, contraction, rigid motion).
Main Results:
- Successful implementation of STA for the quantum field inside the optomechanical cavity.
- Identification of general features of the effective trajectories for different mirror motion protocols.
Conclusions:
- The developed STA provides a powerful tool for fast and precise control of quantum fields in optomechanical systems.
- The findings contribute to the advancement of quantum technologies by enabling efficient quantum operations.
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