Quantum Simulation of Magnetic Spin Phases with Atoms and Ions in Optical Lattices

Abstract

We summarize our program on demonstrating quantum simulations of strongly-interacting magnetic spin systems, using individual trapped ions and atoms. We have simulated phase diagrams for particular classes of spin and lattice Hamiltonians prevalent in models of quantum magnetism and quantum transport, and verified with known theoretical techniques applied to simple cases of the Hamiltonians. The quantum spins in this work are represented primarily by hyperfine ground states in cold atoms, and the spin-spin couplings are realized with various forms of interactions with optical fields and optical lattices.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 26, 2014
Accession Number
AD1194331

Entities

People

  • Cheng Chin
  • Christopher Monroe
  • Dan Stamper-Kurn
  • Jun Ye

Organizations

  • University of Maryland

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bose Einstein Condensates
  • Crystal Lattices
  • Frequency Combs
  • Information Processing
  • Information Science
  • Ion Traps
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Measurement
  • Optical Lattices
  • Phase Diagrams
  • Phase Transformations
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Quantum Computing
  • Quantum Information
  • Quantum Information Science
  • Quantum Mechanics
  • Quantum Properties
  • Spin-Orbit Interaction
  • Subatomic Particles
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Quantum Computing