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Adiabatic Echo Protocols for Robust Quantum Many-Body State Preparation
Zhongda Zeng1,2, Giuliano Giudici1,2, Aruku Senoo3
1University of Innsbruck, Institute for Theoretical Physics, Innsbruck 6020, Austria.
We developed an adiabatic echo protocol to reliably prepare entangled many-body states, overcoming experimental imperfections. This method uses engineered destructive interference to suppress static perturbations for quantum technologies.
Area of Science:
- Quantum Information Science
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Quantum Computing
Background:
- Entangled many-body states are crucial for quantum technologies.
- Experimental imperfections hinder the preparation of these states using analog control.
Purpose of the Study:
- Introduce a general approach, the adiabatic echo protocol, for robust state preparation.
- Suppress the impact of static perturbations in quantum systems.
Main Methods:
- Analytical understanding of robustness via dynamically engineered destructive interference.
- Application of quantum optimal control methods.
- Demonstration across various quantum systems without assumptions on control fields.
Main Results:
- The adiabatic echo protocol naturally emerges in diverse settings.
- Successful Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger state preparation in Ising spin chains and Rydberg atom arrays.
- Generation of quantum spin liquid states in frustrated Rydberg lattices.
Conclusions:
- The adiabatic echo protocol offers broad applicability for reliable many-body state preparation.
- Provides a practical framework for current quantum platforms.
- Enhances the feasibility of using entangled states in quantum technologies.
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