Controlled ultrafast transfer and stability degree of generalized coherent states of a kicked two-level ion

• Published in: Results in physics 2018-06, Vol.9, p.424-431
• Main Authors: Chen, Hao, Kong, Chao, Hai, Wenhua
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: [formula omitted]-kicked optical lattice; Stability degree; Two-level ion; Ultrafast population transfer
• ISSN: 2211-3797; 2211-3797
• DOI: 10.1016/j.rinp.2018.02.072

•The parameter regions of different degrees of quantum stability are found.•The ultrafast transfers of the system are analytically controlled.•Reduction of the stability degree results in enlarging the period of de-entanglement.•The instability and potential chaos cause the sustained entanglement. We investigate quantum dynamics of a two-level ion trapped in the Lamb-Dicke regime of a δ-kicked optical lattice, based on the exact generalized coherent states rotated by a π/2 pulse of Ramsey type experiment. The spatiotemporal evolutions of the spin-motion entangled states in different parameter regions are illustrated, and the parameter regions of different degrees of quantum stability described by the quantum fidelity are found. Time evolutions of the probability for the ion being in different pseudospin states reveal that the ultrafast entanglement generation and population transfers of the system can be analytically controlled by managing the laser pulses. The probability in an initially disentangled state shows periodic collapses (entanglement) and revivals (de-entanglement). Reduction of the stability degree results in enlarging the period of de-entanglement, while the instability and potential chaos will cause the sustained entanglement. The results could be justified experimentally in the existing setups and may be useful in engineering quantum dynamics for quantum information processing.