Quantum synchronization of spin-1 system: Enhanced synchronization due to additive Lindblad operators

Abstract:We experimentally investigate quantum synchronization for one of the simplest possible quantum systems, namely an externally driven few-level system with equally spaced energy levels effectively acting as a spin-1 system. Coupling to excited auxiliary states, we realize additive effective Lindblad operators that are associated with non-conventional dissipative pathways, which are shown to enhance, in certain parameter regimes, quantum synchronization. The experimental set-up, which utilizes cold $^{87}$Rb atoms in a MOT, and associated synchronization extraction protocol are benchmarked carefully through dedicated simulations. Convincing agreement is found between experiment and simulations. The dissipation engineering approach established in our work can be readily extended to systems with more energy levels, such as effective spin-$3/2$ or spin-$2$ systems, and has implications for quantum synchronization studies in higher-spin systems as well as for a wide range of quantum science studies and technology applications.

Quantum Physics (quant-ph); Quantum Gases (cond-mat.quant-gas)

arXiv:2608.28808 [quant-ph]

(or arXiv:2608.28808v1 [quant-ph] for this version)

https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2608.28808 Focus to learn more arXiv-issued DOI via DataCite (pending registration)

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