One-way transfer of quantum states via decoherence

TL;DR

This paper introduces a method for transferring quantum states within a device using engineered dissipation, achieving high efficiency without external control, and offering a robust alternative to traditional unitary transfer methods.

Contribution

It presents a novel dissipation-based quantum state transfer scheme that is one-way, irreversible, and does not require precise timing or external operations.

Findings

Achieves near-unit efficiency in quantum state transfer.

Operates without external time-dependent controls.

Ensures the transferred state remains localized after transfer.

Abstract

In many quantum information processing applications, it is important to be able to transfer a quantum state from one location to another - even within a local device. Typical approaches to implement the quantum state transfer rely on unitary evolutions or measurement feedforward operations. However, these existing schemes require accurate pulse operations and/or precise timing controls. Here, we propose a one-way transfer of the quantum state with near unit efficiency using dissipation from a tailored environment. After preparing an initial state, the transfer can be implemented without external time dependent operations. Moreover, our scheme is irreversible due to the non-unitary evolution, and so the transferred state remains in the same site once the system reaches the steady state. This is in stark contrast to the unitary state transfer where the quantum states continue to oscillate between different sites. Our novel quantum state transfer via the dissipation paves the way towards robust and practical quantum control.