Lindblad-like quantum tomography for non-Markovian quantum dynamical maps

We introduce Lindblad-like quantum tomography (LℓQT) as a quantum characterization technique of time-correlated noise in quantum information processors. This approach enables the estimation of time-local master equations, including their possible negative decay rates, by maximizing a likelihood func...

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Autores: Varona, S., Müller, M., Bermudez, A.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:dnet:digitalcsic_::ea64c92da7121079405edbd0c7ca76e6
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/428929
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Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Markov processes
Quantum channel
Quantum entanglement
Quantum optics
Characterization techniques
Correlated noise
Dephasing
Dynamical maps
Likelihood functions
Lindblad
Non-Markovian
Quantum Information
Quantum tomography
Time-correlated
Qubits
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Sumario:We introduce Lindblad-like quantum tomography (LℓQT) as a quantum characterization technique of time-correlated noise in quantum information processors. This approach enables the estimation of time-local master equations, including their possible negative decay rates, by maximizing a likelihood function subject to dynamical constraints. We discuss LℓQT for the dephasing dynamics of single qubits in detail, which allows for a neat understanding of the importance of including multiple snapshots of the quantum evolution in the likelihood function, and how these need to be distributed in time depending on the noise characteristics. By a detailed comparative study employing both frequentist and Bayesian approaches, we assess the accuracy and precision of LℓQT of a dephasing quantum dynamical map that goes beyond the Lindblad limit, focusing on two different microscopic noise models that can be realised in either trapped-ion or superconducting-circuit architectures. We explore the optimization of the distribution of measurement times to minimize the estimation errors, assessing the superiority of each learning scheme conditioned on the degree of non-Markovinity of the noise, and setting the stage for future experimental designs of non-Markovian quantum tomography. © The Author(s) 2025.