Quantum technologies need a quantum energy initiative
A Auffèves - PRX Quantum, 2022 - APS
Quantum technologies are currently the object of high expectations from governments and
private companies, as they hold the promise to shape safer and faster ways to extract …
private companies, as they hold the promise to shape safer and faster ways to extract …
[HTML][HTML] A quantum battery with quadratic driving
CA Downing, MS Ukhtary - Communications Physics, 2023 - nature.com
Quantum batteries are energy storage devices built using quantum mechanical objects,
which are developed with the aim of outperforming their classical counterparts. Proposing …
which are developed with the aim of outperforming their classical counterparts. Proposing …
Energetics of a single qubit gate
Qubits are physical, a quantum gate thus not only acts on the information carried by the qubit
but also on its energy. What is then the corresponding flow of energy between the qubit and …
but also on its energy. What is then the corresponding flow of energy between the qubit and …
[HTML][HTML] Propagating quantum microwaves: towards applications in communication and sensing
The field of propagating quantum microwaves is a relatively new area of research that is
receiving increased attention due to its promising technological applications, both in …
receiving increased attention due to its promising technological applications, both in …
[HTML][HTML] Kirkwood-Dirac quasiprobability approach to the statistics of incompatible observables
Recent work has revealed the central role played by the Kirkwood-Dirac quasiprobability
(KDQ) as a tool to properly account for non-classical features in the context of condensed …
(KDQ) as a tool to properly account for non-classical features in the context of condensed …
Energetic cost of Hamiltonian quantum gates
S Deffner - Europhysics Letters, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Landauer's principle laid the main foundation for the development of modern
thermodynamics of information. However, in its original inception the principle relies on …
thermodynamics of information. However, in its original inception the principle relies on …
End-point measurement approach to assess quantum coherence in energy fluctuations
We discuss the role of quantum coherence in the energy fluctuations of open quantum
systems. To this aim, we introduce a protocol to which we refer as the end-point …
systems. To this aim, we introduce a protocol to which we refer as the end-point …
Third law of thermodynamics and the scaling of quantum computers
The third law of thermodynamics, also known as the Nernst unattainability principle, puts a
fundamental bound on how close a system, whether classical or quantum, can be cooled to …
fundamental bound on how close a system, whether classical or quantum, can be cooled to …
Experimental analysis of energy transfers between a quantum emitter and light fields
I Maillette de Buy Wenniger, SE Thomas, M Maffei… - Physical Review Letters, 2023 - APS
Energy can be transferred between two quantum systems in two forms: unitary energy—that
can be used to drive another system—and correlation energy—that reflects past …
can be used to drive another system—and correlation energy—that reflects past …
Quantum Stirling heat engine operating in finite time
In a quantum Stirling heat engine, the heat exchanged with two thermal baths is partly
utilized for performing work by redistributing the energy levels of the working substance. We …
utilized for performing work by redistributing the energy levels of the working substance. We …