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Main Authors: Liu, Dong, Hao, Yiran, Li, Jensen
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.01697
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author Liu, Dong
Hao, Yiran
Li, Jensen
author_facet Liu, Dong
Hao, Yiran
Li, Jensen
contents Fast quasi-adiabatic driving (FAQUAD) is a central technique in shortcuts to adiabaticity (STA), enabling accelerated adiabatic evolution by optimizing the rate of change of a single control parameter. However, many realistic systems are governed by multiple coupled parameters, where the adiabatic condition depends not only on the local rate of change but also on the path through parameter space. Here, we introduce an enhanced FAQUAD framework that incorporates path optimization in addition to conventional velocity optimization, extending STA control to two-dimensional parameter spaces. We implement this concept in a coupled elastic-waveguide system, where the synthetic parameters-detuning and coupling-are controlled by the thicknesses of the waveguides and connecting bridges. Using scanning laser Doppler vibrometry, we directly map the flexural-wave field and observe adiabatic energy transfer along the optimized path in parameter space. This elastic-wave platform provides a versatile classical analogue for exploring multidimensional adiabatic control, demonstrating efficient and compact implementation of shortcut-to-adiabaticity protocols.
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spellingShingle Path-Optimized Fast Quasi-Adiabatic Driving in Coupled Elastic Waveguides
Liu, Dong
Hao, Yiran
Li, Jensen
Applied Physics
Fast quasi-adiabatic driving (FAQUAD) is a central technique in shortcuts to adiabaticity (STA), enabling accelerated adiabatic evolution by optimizing the rate of change of a single control parameter. However, many realistic systems are governed by multiple coupled parameters, where the adiabatic condition depends not only on the local rate of change but also on the path through parameter space. Here, we introduce an enhanced FAQUAD framework that incorporates path optimization in addition to conventional velocity optimization, extending STA control to two-dimensional parameter spaces. We implement this concept in a coupled elastic-waveguide system, where the synthetic parameters-detuning and coupling-are controlled by the thicknesses of the waveguides and connecting bridges. Using scanning laser Doppler vibrometry, we directly map the flexural-wave field and observe adiabatic energy transfer along the optimized path in parameter space. This elastic-wave platform provides a versatile classical analogue for exploring multidimensional adiabatic control, demonstrating efficient and compact implementation of shortcut-to-adiabaticity protocols.
title Path-Optimized Fast Quasi-Adiabatic Driving in Coupled Elastic Waveguides
topic Applied Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.01697