Asymptotic Entanglement Dynamics Phase Diagrams for Two Electromagnetic Field Modes in a Cavity

TL;DR

This paper analyzes the long-term behavior of entanglement between two electromagnetic field modes in a cavity, revealing phase transitions between entangled and disentangled states influenced by natural and engineered reservoirs.

Contribution

It introduces a theoretical framework for understanding asymptotic entanglement phases in cavity quantum electrodynamics with combined natural and engineered reservoirs.

Findings

Distinct entanglement phases identified depending on reservoir parameters

Transition characterized by asymptotic disentanglement or persistent entanglement

Dissipation effects on entanglement generation schemes discussed

Abstract

We investigate theoretically an open dynamics for two modes of electromagnetic field inside a microwave cavity. The dynamics is Markovian and determined by two types of reservoirs: the "natural" reservoirs due to dissipation and temperature of the cavity, and an engineered one, provided by a stream of atoms passing trough the cavity, as devised in [Pielawa \emph{et al.} \emph{Phys. Rev. Lett.} \textbf{98}, 240401 (2007)]. We found that, depending on the reservoir parameters, the system can have distinct "phases" for the asymptotic entanglement dynamics: it can disentangle at finite time or it can have persistent entanglement for large times, with the transition between them characterized by the possibility of asymptotical disentanglement. Incidentally, we also discuss the effects of dissipation on the scheme proposed in the above reference for generation of entangled states.