One, Two, and $n$ Qubit Decoherence

Abstract

We study decoherence of one, two, and $n$ non-interacting qubits. Decoherence, measured in terms of purity, is calculated in linear response approximation, making use of the spectator configuration. The environment and its interaction with the qubits are modelled by random matrices. For two qubits, numerical studies reveal a simple one to one correspondence between its decoherence and its internal entanglement decay. Using this relation we are able to give a formula for concurrence decay. For large environments the evolution induces a unital channel in the two qubits, providing a partial explanation for the relation above. Using a kicked Ising spin network, we study the exact evolution of two non-interacting qubits in the presence of a spin bath. We find that the entanglement (as measured by concurrence) of the two qubits has a close relation to the purity of the pair, and closely follows an analytic relation derived for Werner states. As a collateral result we find that an integrable environment causes quadratic decay of concurrence as well as of purity, while a chaotic environment causes linear decay. Both quantities display recurrences in some integrable environments. Good agreement with the results found using random matrix theory is obtained. Finally, we analyze decoherence of a quantum register in the absence of non-local operations. The problem is solved in terms of a sum rule which implies linear scaling in the number of qubits. Each term involves a single qubit and its entanglement with the remaining ones. Two conditions are essential: decoherence must be small and the coupling of different qubits must be uncorrelated in the interaction picture. We apply the result to the random matrix model, and illustrate its reach considering a GHZ state coupled to a spin bath.

PhD thesis, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. Compiled with pdflatex, 146 pages. All the content only in english but alternate cover and abstract also available in spanish

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