Decoherence-free subspaces in the noisy dynamics of discrete-step quantum walks in a photonic lattice

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Hauptverfasser: Asapanna, Rajesh, Hainaut, Clément, Amo, Alberto, Gómez-León, Álvaro
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author Asapanna, Rajesh
Hainaut, Clément
Amo, Alberto
Gómez-León, Álvaro
author_facet Asapanna, Rajesh
Hainaut, Clément
Amo, Alberto
Gómez-León, Álvaro
contents We study the noisy dynamics of periodically driven, discrete-step quantum walks in a one-dimensional photonic lattice. We find that in the bulk, temporal noise that is constant within a Floquet period leads to decoherence-free momentum subspaces, whereas fully random noise destroys coherence in a few time steps. When considering topological edge states, we observe decoherence no matter the type of temporal noise. To explain these results, we derive a non-perturbative master equation to describe the system's dynamics. We experimentally confirm our findings in a time multiplexed photonic lattice implemented in a double-fiber ring setup subject to laser pulse input states, in which we engineer different types of temporal noise.
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spellingShingle Decoherence-free subspaces in the noisy dynamics of discrete-step quantum walks in a photonic lattice
Asapanna, Rajesh
Hainaut, Clément
Amo, Alberto
Gómez-León, Álvaro
Quantum Physics
Disordered Systems and Neural Networks
Optics
We study the noisy dynamics of periodically driven, discrete-step quantum walks in a one-dimensional photonic lattice. We find that in the bulk, temporal noise that is constant within a Floquet period leads to decoherence-free momentum subspaces, whereas fully random noise destroys coherence in a few time steps. When considering topological edge states, we observe decoherence no matter the type of temporal noise. To explain these results, we derive a non-perturbative master equation to describe the system's dynamics. We experimentally confirm our findings in a time multiplexed photonic lattice implemented in a double-fiber ring setup subject to laser pulse input states, in which we engineer different types of temporal noise.
title Decoherence-free subspaces in the noisy dynamics of discrete-step quantum walks in a photonic lattice
topic Quantum Physics
Disordered Systems and Neural Networks
Optics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.16204