Quantum Simulation of single-qubit thermometry using linear optics
arXiv:1609.01590 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.118.130502
Abstract
Standard thermometry employs the thermalisation of a probe with the system of interest. This approach can be extended by incorporating the possibility of using the non-equilibrium states of the probe, and the presence of coherence. Here, we illustrate how these concepts apply to the single-qubit thermometer introduced by Jevtic et al. by performing a simulation of the qubit-environment interaction in a linear-optical device. We discuss the role of the coherence, and how this affects the usefulness of non-equilibrium conditions. The origin of the observed behaviour is traced back to the propensity to thermalisation, as captured by the Helmholtz free energy.
6 pages, 6 figures
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