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Main Authors: Liu, Gang, Li, Gen, Tan, Huatang, Li, Jie
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.08675
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author Liu, Gang
Li, Gen
Tan, Huatang
Li, Jie
author_facet Liu, Gang
Li, Gen
Tan, Huatang
Li, Jie
contents We propose an efficient method for dissipative generation of magnonic cat states in a cavity-magnon-qubit hybrid system by exploiting a two-magnon driving and dissipation mechanism. When both the magnon and qubit are driven, a coherent nonlinear two-magnon interaction is induced, wherein the qubit and the magnon mode exchange energy through magnon pairs. The dissipation of the qubit is exploited to steer the magnon mode into a quantum superposition of distinct coherent states, where the magnon mode evolves into either an even or odd cat state, depending on the parity of the magnon initial state. For the case where the magnon initial state is a superposition state, e.g., of $\ket{0}$ and $\ket{1}$, the magnon mode can evolve into a weighted mixture of the even and odd cat states. We also find that magnon squeezed states may emerge during the short-time evolution, showcasing the capability of our mechanism in preparing diverse magnon non-classical states. Magnonic cat and squeezed states are macroscopic quantum states and find applications in macroscopic quantum studies and quantum sensing, e.g., in the dark matter search using ferromagnetic axion haloscopes.
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spellingShingle Magnon cat states in a cavity-magnon-qubit system via two-magnon driving and dissipation
Liu, Gang
Li, Gen
Tan, Huatang
Li, Jie
Quantum Physics
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
High Energy Physics - Experiment
We propose an efficient method for dissipative generation of magnonic cat states in a cavity-magnon-qubit hybrid system by exploiting a two-magnon driving and dissipation mechanism. When both the magnon and qubit are driven, a coherent nonlinear two-magnon interaction is induced, wherein the qubit and the magnon mode exchange energy through magnon pairs. The dissipation of the qubit is exploited to steer the magnon mode into a quantum superposition of distinct coherent states, where the magnon mode evolves into either an even or odd cat state, depending on the parity of the magnon initial state. For the case where the magnon initial state is a superposition state, e.g., of $\ket{0}$ and $\ket{1}$, the magnon mode can evolve into a weighted mixture of the even and odd cat states. We also find that magnon squeezed states may emerge during the short-time evolution, showcasing the capability of our mechanism in preparing diverse magnon non-classical states. Magnonic cat and squeezed states are macroscopic quantum states and find applications in macroscopic quantum studies and quantum sensing, e.g., in the dark matter search using ferromagnetic axion haloscopes.
title Magnon cat states in a cavity-magnon-qubit system via two-magnon driving and dissipation
topic Quantum Physics
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
High Energy Physics - Experiment
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.08675