Parametric-interaction-induced avoided dressed-state crossings in cavity QED: Generation of quantum coherence and equally weighted superposition of Fock states

Abstract

We present a paradigm in the field of cavity QED by bringing out remarkable features associated with the avoided crossing of the dressed-state levels of the Jaynes-Cummings model. We demonstrate how the parametric couplings, realized by a second order nonlinearity in the cavity, can turn the crossing of dressed states into avoided crossings. We show how one can generate coherence between the avoided crossing of dressed states. Such coherences result, for example, in quantum beats in the excitation probability of the qubit. The quality of quantum beats can be considerably improved by adiabatically turning on the parametric interaction. We show how these avoided crossings can be used to generate superpositions of even or odd Fock states with the remarkable property of equal weights for the states in superposition. The fidelity of generation is more than 95%. In addition, we show strong entanglement between the cavity field and the qubit with the concurrence parameter exceeding 90%.