Non-Gaussian macroscopic entanglement of motion in a hybrid electromechanical device
Abstract
We propose a scheme for entangling the motion of two massive objects in a hybrid electromechanical architecture. The entanglement is generated due to the interaction of two mechanical oscillators with a mediating superconducting qubit. We show that the generated macroscopic entangled states are non-Gaussian and their lifetime is limited by coherence time of the qubit. The entanglement is attainable in a wide range of parameters with appropriate control of the qubit. We confirm the performance of our scheme by numerically solving the quantum-optical master equation including sources of noise. The effect of imperfections, such as asymmetries in the coupling rates as well as mechanical thermal noise, is studied and it is shown how they affect the amount and lifetime of the entangled state. Due to the nonlinear nature of the qubit, the initial Gaussian state of mechanical resonators evolves into a quasistationary non-Gaussian state, which is essential for universal quantum information processing in continuous-variable systems. This work, therefore, provides the first step towards a universal continuous-variable quantum network.
- Publication:
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Physical Review A
- Pub Date:
- August 2019
- DOI:
- 10.1103/PhysRevA.100.023845
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1907.07537
- Bibcode:
- 2019PhRvA.100b3845E
- Keywords:
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- Quantum Physics;
- Condensed Matter - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
- E-Print:
- 9 pages, 6 figures