The seminal work by Sadi Carnot in the early nineteenth century provided the blueprint of a
reversible heat engine and the celebrated second law of thermodynamics eventually …

In recent years, quantum computing has made significant strides, particularly in light-based
technology. The introduction of quantum photonic chips has ushered in an era marked by …

Quantum batteries are quantum systems that store energy which can then be used for
quantum tasks. One relevant question about such systems concerns the differences and …

We compare quantum Otto engines based on two different cycle models: a two-bath model,
with a standard heat source and sink, and a measurement-based protocol, where the role of …

There are two paradigms to study nanoscale engines in stochastic and quantum
thermodynamics. Autonomous models, which do not rely on any external time dependence …

We characterize the energetic footprint of a two-qubit quantum gate from the perspective of
non-equilibrium quantum thermodynamics. We experimentally reconstruct the statistics of …

Heat engines used to output useful work have important practical significance, which, in
general, operate between heat baths of infinite size and constant temperature. In this paper …

The Dicke model is a fundamental model in quantum optics, which describes the interaction
between quantum cavity field and a large ensemble of two-level atoms. In this work, we …

Few-level systems coupled to thermal baths provide useful models for quantum
thermodynamics and to understand the role of heat currents in quantum information settings …

We propose an all-optical setup to produce a wide class of X states with an intense laser
beam using spin-orbit modes. In order to characterize such simulated states, we …