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Observing interferences between past and future quantum states in resonance fluorescence.

Authors :
Campagne-Ibarcq P
Bretheau L
Flurin E
Auffèves A
Mallet F
Huard B
Source :
Physical review letters [Phys Rev Lett] 2014 May 09; Vol. 112 (18), pp. 180402. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 May 05.
Publication Year :
2014

Abstract

The fluorescence of a resonantly driven superconducting qubit is measured in the time domain, providing a weak probe of the qubit dynamics. Prior preparation and final, single-shot measurement of the qubit allows us to average fluorescence records conditionally on past and future knowledge. The resulting interferences reveal purely quantum features characteristic of weak values. We demonstrate conditional averages that go beyond classical boundaries and probe directly the jump operator associated with relaxation. The experimental results are remarkably captured by a recent theory, which generalizes quantum mechanics to open quantum systems whose past and future are known.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1079-7114
Volume :
112
Issue :
18
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Physical review letters
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
24856677
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.180402