Studying light-harvesting models with superconducting circuits

Anton Potočnik; Arno Bargerbos; Florian A. Y. N. Schröder; Saeed A. Khan; Michele C. Collodo; Simone Gasparinetti; Yves Salathé; Celestino Creatore; Christopher Eichler; Hakan E. Türeci; Alex W. Chin; Andreas Wallraff

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-03312-x

Nature Communications (Mar 2018)

Studying light-harvesting models with superconducting circuits

Anton Potočnik,
Arno Bargerbos,
Florian A. Y. N. Schröder,
Saeed A. Khan,
Michele C. Collodo,
Simone Gasparinetti,
Yves Salathé,
Celestino Creatore,
Christopher Eichler,
Hakan E. Türeci,
Alex W. Chin,
Andreas Wallraff

Affiliations

Anton Potočnik: Department of Physics, ETH Zurich
Arno Bargerbos: Department of Physics, ETH Zurich
Florian A. Y. N. Schröder: Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge
Saeed A. Khan: Department of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University
Michele C. Collodo: Department of Physics, ETH Zurich
Simone Gasparinetti: Department of Physics, ETH Zurich
Yves Salathé: Department of Physics, ETH Zurich
Celestino Creatore: Department of Physics, ETH Zurich
Christopher Eichler: Department of Physics, ETH Zurich
Hakan E. Türeci: Department of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University
Alex W. Chin: Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge
Andreas Wallraff: Department of Physics, ETH Zurich

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03312-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Investigating photosynthesis processes in biological samples is challenging due to their complex and disordered structure. Based on analog quantum simulations with superconducting quantum circuits, the authors show how the interplay of quantum coherence and environmental interactions affects energy transport.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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