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Quantum State Engineering of Light with Continuous-wave Optical Parametric Oscillators
Published on: May 30, 2014
Noise-induced quantum synchronization with entangled oscillations
Ziyu Tao1,2,3,4, Finn Schmolke5, Chang-Kang Hu1,2,3,4
1International Quantum Academy, Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Abstract:
Random fluctuations can lead to cooperative effects in complex systems. We here report the observation of noise-induced quantum synchronization in a chain of superconducting transmon qubits with nearest-neighbor interactions. The application of Gaussian white noise to a single site leads to synchronous oscillations in the entire chain. We show that the two synchronized end qubits are entangled, with nonzero concurrence, and that they belong to a class of generalized Bell states known as maximally entangled mixed states, whose entanglement cannot be increased by any global unitary. We further demonstrate the stability against frequency detuning of both synchronization and entanglement by determining the corresponding generalized Arnold tongue diagrams. Our results highlight the constructive influence of noise in a quantum many-body system, and initiate the exploration of collective synchronization effects with stronger than classical correlations.
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