2021/03/22 by Jan Dziewior, Dziewior, Jan, Leonardo Ruscio +9
Computer Science · Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing #Quantum Information and Cryptography #Quantum Mechanics and Applications #Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2103.11994
openalex publication_date 2021/03/22 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Open quantum systems are highly relevant, both for practical applications as well as for fundamental questions about the nature of information and its transfer, encompassing for example decoherence and memory effects. Quantum mechanics introduces additional complexity to the transfer of information, e.g., storage of information in non-classical correlations. Yet, some of these aspects tend to be neglected by the usual framework of open system research. In this work we use photons in a waveguide array to implement a quantum simulation of the coupling of a qubit with a low-dimensional discrete environment. Using the trace distance between quantum states as a measure of information, we analyze different types of information transfer. Extending the usual perspective which is focused on the system alone, we also investigate the presence of information in the environment.