2134/18527
A. Shvetsov
A.
Shvetsov
A.M. Satanin
A.M.
Satanin
Franco Nori
Franco
Nori
Sergey Saveliev
Sergey
Saveliev
Alexandre M. Zagoskin
Alexandre M.
Zagoskin
Quantum metamaterial without local control
Loughborough University
2015
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Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
2015-08-20 08:22:14
Journal contribution
https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/journal_contribution/Quantum_metamaterial_without_local_control/9408452
A quantum metamaterial can be implemented as a quantum coherent one-dimensional array of qubits placed in a transmission line. The properties of quantum metamaterials are determined by the local quantum state of the system. Here we show that a spatially periodic quantum state of such a system can be realized without direct control of the constituent qubits, by their interaction with the initializing (“priming”) pulses sent through the system in opposite directions. The properties of the resulting quantum photonic crystal are determined by the choice of the priming pulses. This proposal can be readily generalized to other implementations of quantum metamaterials.