Experimental demonstration of the quantum Zeno effect in NMR with entanglement-based measurements

Wenqiang Zheng*, D. Z. Xu, Xinhua Peng, Xianyi Zhou, Jiangfeng Du, C. P. Sun

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Abstract

We experimentally demonstrate a dynamic fashion of quantum Zeno effect in nuclear magnetic resonance systems. The frequent measurements are implemented through quantum entanglement between the target qubit(s) and the measuring qubit, which dynamically results from the unitary evolution of duration τm due to dispersive coupling. Experimental results testify to the presence of "the critical measurement time effect," that is, the quantum Zeno effect does not occur when τm takes some critical values, even if the measurements are frequent enough. Moreover, we provide an experimental demonstration of an entanglement preservation mechanism based on such a dynamic quantum Zeno effect.

Original languageEnglish
Article number032112
JournalPhysical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Volume87
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 19 Mar 2013
Externally publishedYes

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