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Optimal Protection of Quantum Coherence in Noisy Environment

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In this paper, we analyse the quantum coherence dynamics of a single qubit locally interacting with a zero-temperature reservoir. We compare the behaviors of quantum coherence in Markovian and non-Markovian regime. We find that the system coherence is transferred to the reservoir and decreases with time. In non-Markovian regime, quantum coherence exists instantaneous disappearance at some discrete time points. Furthermore, we propose an optimal scheme to protect quantum coherence by executing prior weak measurement and post-measurement reversal. It is worth noticing that the scheme can get better quantum coherence with the larger weak measurement strength, while at the cost of reducing success probability.

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Acknowledgments

This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61502179), the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province of China (Grant No. 2014A030310265), and the Science Foundation for Young Teachers of Wuyi University (Grant No. 2015zk01).

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    Zhiming Huang

  2. College of Mathematics and Informatics, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China

    Haozhen Situ

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Huang, Z., Situ, H. Optimal Protection of Quantum Coherence in Noisy Environment. Int J Theor Phys 56, 503–513 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10773-016-3192-7

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