Quantum walks of a phonon in trapped ions
arXiv:1909.01511 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.200501
Abstract
Propagation and interference of quantum-mechanical particles comprise an important part of elementary processes in quantum physics, and their essence can be modeled using a quantum walk, a mathematical concept that describes the motion of a quantum-mechanical particle among discretized spatial regions. Here we report the observation of the quantum walks of a phonon, a vibrational quantum, in a trapped-ion crystal. By employing the capability of preparing and observing a localized wave packet of a phonon, the propagation of a single radial local phonon in a four-ion linear crystal is observed with single-site resolution. The results show an agreement with numerical calculations, indicating the predictability and reproducibility of the phonon system. These characteristics may contribute advantageously in advanced experimental studies of quantum walks with large numbers of nodes, as well as realization of boson sampling and quantum simulation using phonons as computational resources.
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