Fast preparation of Dicke state by shortcuts to adiabatic passages

Abstract

Dicke state is one of the most useful multipartite quantum states. In this paper, by utilizing the method of designing the evolution operators to construct shortcuts to adiabatic passages (STAP), we have implemented the fast preparation of Dicke states |D3(2)〉 and |D4(2)〉 with one step. Specifically, with the assistance of quantum Zeno dynamics, the original Hamiltonian of the system is simplified into an effective Hamiltonian. Under the dynamic evolution of this effective Hamiltonian, the pulse control is realized by selecting two appropriate auxiliary parameters. This not only greatly shortens the evolution time but also optimizes the operation of the quantum system. In addition, we have discussed the effects of decoherence, parameter fluctuations and noise on fidelity. The results indicate that the proposed protocol maintains high fidelity. Finally, the fast preparation of Dicke state |Dn(2)〉 can be achieved based on the same method.

Keywords

• Cavity quantum electrodynamics
• Shortcuts to adiabatic passages
• Entangled states
• Decoherence