Echoes in a parametrically perturbed Kerr-nonlinear oscillator

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Auteurs principaux: Mao, Yun-Wen, Tutunnikov, Ilia, Krems, Roman V., Averbukh, Ilya Sh.
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author Mao, Yun-Wen
Tutunnikov, Ilia
Krems, Roman V.
Averbukh, Ilya Sh.
author_facet Mao, Yun-Wen
Tutunnikov, Ilia
Krems, Roman V.
Averbukh, Ilya Sh.
contents We study classical and quantum echoes in a Kerr oscillator driven by a frequency-controlling pulsed perturbation. We consider dynamical response to the perturbation for a single coherent state and for Schrödinger cat states constructed as both balanced and imbalanced superpositions of two coherent states. For individual coherent states, we demonstrate that a weak parametric drive yields a long-lived sequence of classical echoes. Cat states are found to exhibit distinct quantum echoes that are sensitive to the initial relative phase and weights of the coherent states in superposition. We examine the effect of dissipation on quantum echoes and quantum revivals of cat states. We demonstrate that, even when dissipation suppresses quantum revivals, quantum echoes can be recovered by properly tuning the timing and strength of the perturbation. These results may be useful for characterizing and mitigating errors of cat qubits.
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spellingShingle Echoes in a parametrically perturbed Kerr-nonlinear oscillator
Mao, Yun-Wen
Tutunnikov, Ilia
Krems, Roman V.
Averbukh, Ilya Sh.
Quantum Physics
We study classical and quantum echoes in a Kerr oscillator driven by a frequency-controlling pulsed perturbation. We consider dynamical response to the perturbation for a single coherent state and for Schrödinger cat states constructed as both balanced and imbalanced superpositions of two coherent states. For individual coherent states, we demonstrate that a weak parametric drive yields a long-lived sequence of classical echoes. Cat states are found to exhibit distinct quantum echoes that are sensitive to the initial relative phase and weights of the coherent states in superposition. We examine the effect of dissipation on quantum echoes and quantum revivals of cat states. We demonstrate that, even when dissipation suppresses quantum revivals, quantum echoes can be recovered by properly tuning the timing and strength of the perturbation. These results may be useful for characterizing and mitigating errors of cat qubits.
title Echoes in a parametrically perturbed Kerr-nonlinear oscillator
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.09521