On-demand generation of higher-order Fock states in quantum-dot–cavity systems

Autor: M. Cosacchi, J. Wiercinski, T. Seidelmann, M. Cygorek, A. Vagov, D. E. Reiter, V. M. Axt
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Physical Review Research, Vol 2, Iss 3, p 033489 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2643-1564
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevResearch.2.033489
Popis: The on-demand preparation of higher-order Fock states is of fundamental importance in quantum information sciences. We propose and compare different protocols to generate higher-order Fock states in solid state quantum-dot–cavity systems. The protocols make use of a series of laser pulses to excite the quantum dot exciton and off-resonant pulses to control the detuning between dot and cavity. Our theoretical studies include dot and cavity loss processes as well as the pure-dephasing type coupling to longitudinal acoustic phonons in a numerically complete fashion. By going beyond the two-level approximation for quantum dots, we study the impact of a finite exchange splitting, the impact of a higher energetic exciton state, and an excitation with linearly polarized laser pulses leading to detrimental occupations of the biexciton state. We predict that under realistic conditions, a protocol which keeps the cavity at resonance with the quantum dot until the desired target state is reached is able to deliver fidelities to the Fock state |5〉 well above 40%.
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