Wednesday, August 29, 2012

1208.5539 (Ze-Liang Xiang et al.)

Implementing a topological quantum model using a cavity lattice    [PDF]

Ze-Liang Xiang, Ting Yu, WenXian Zhang, XueDong Hu, J. Q. You
Kitaev model has both Abelian and non-Abelian anyonic excitations. It can act as a starting point for topological quantum computation. However, this model Hamiltonian is difficult to implement in natural condensed matter systems. Here we propose a quantum simulation scheme by constructing the Kitaev model Hamiltonian in a lattice of coupled cavities with embadded $\Lambda$-type three-level atoms. In this scheme, several parameters are tunable, for example, via external laser fields. Importantly, our scheme is based on currently existing technologies and it provides a feasible way of realizing the Kitaev model to explore topological excitations.
View original: http://arxiv.org/abs/1208.5539

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