Engineering continuous-variable entanglement in mechanical oscillators with optimal control
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| author | Millican, Maverick J. Matsos, Vassili G. Valahu, Christophe H. Navickas, Tomas Bond, Liam J. Tan, Ting Rei |
| author_facet | Millican, Maverick J. Matsos, Vassili G. Valahu, Christophe H. Navickas, Tomas Bond, Liam J. Tan, Ting Rei |
| contents | We demonstrate an optimal quantum control strategy for the deterministic preparation of entangled harmonic oscillator states in trapped ions. The protocol employs dynamical phase modulation of laser-driven Jaynes-Cummings and anti-Jaynes-Cummings interactions. We prepare Two-Mode Squeezed Vacuum (TMSV) states in the mechanical motions of a trapped ion and characterize the states with phase-space tomography. First, we verify continuous-variable entanglement by measuring an Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen entanglement parameter of 0.0132(7), which is below the threshold of 0.25 for Reid's EPR criterion. Second, we perform a continuous-variable Bell test and find a violation of the Clauser-Horne-Shimony-Holt inequality, measuring 2.26(3), which is above the entanglement threshold of 2. We also demonstrate the flexibility of our method by preparing a non-Gaussian entangled oscillator state--a superposition of TMSV states. |
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| spellingShingle | Engineering continuous-variable entanglement in mechanical oscillators with optimal control Millican, Maverick J. Matsos, Vassili G. Valahu, Christophe H. Navickas, Tomas Bond, Liam J. Tan, Ting Rei Quantum Physics We demonstrate an optimal quantum control strategy for the deterministic preparation of entangled harmonic oscillator states in trapped ions. The protocol employs dynamical phase modulation of laser-driven Jaynes-Cummings and anti-Jaynes-Cummings interactions. We prepare Two-Mode Squeezed Vacuum (TMSV) states in the mechanical motions of a trapped ion and characterize the states with phase-space tomography. First, we verify continuous-variable entanglement by measuring an Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen entanglement parameter of 0.0132(7), which is below the threshold of 0.25 for Reid's EPR criterion. Second, we perform a continuous-variable Bell test and find a violation of the Clauser-Horne-Shimony-Holt inequality, measuring 2.26(3), which is above the entanglement threshold of 2. We also demonstrate the flexibility of our method by preparing a non-Gaussian entangled oscillator state--a superposition of TMSV states. |
| title | Engineering continuous-variable entanglement in mechanical oscillators with optimal control |
| topic | Quantum Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.20844 |