Dynamical topological phase realized in a trapped-ion quantum simulator

Philipp T. Dumitrescu (), Justin G. Bohnet, John P. Gaebler, Aaron Hankin, David Hayes, Ajesh Kumar, Brian Neyenhuis, Romain Vasseur and Andrew C. Potter ()
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Philipp T. Dumitrescu: Flatiron Institute
Justin G. Bohnet: Quantinuum
John P. Gaebler: Quantinuum
Aaron Hankin: Quantinuum
David Hayes: Quantinuum
Ajesh Kumar: University of Texas at Austin
Brian Neyenhuis: Quantinuum
Romain Vasseur: University of Massachusetts
Andrew C. Potter: University of Texas at Austin

Nature, 2022, vol. 607, issue 7919, 463-467

Abstract: Abstract Nascent platforms for programmable quantum simulation offer unprecedented access to new regimes of far-from-equilibrium quantum many-body dynamics in almost isolated systems. Here achieving precise control over quantum many-body entanglement is an essential task for quantum sensing and computation. Extensive theoretical work indicates that these capabilities can enable dynamical phases and critical phenomena that show topologically robust methods to create, protect and manipulate quantum entanglement that self-correct against large classes of errors. However, so far, experimental realizations have been confined to classical (non-entangled) symmetry-breaking orders1–5. In this work, we demonstrate an emergent dynamical symmetry-protected topological phase6, in a quasiperiodically driven array of ten 171Yb+ hyperfine qubits in Quantinuum’s System Model H1 trapped-ion quantum processor7. This phase shows edge qubits that are dynamically protected from control errors, cross-talk and stray fields. Crucially, this edge protection relies purely on emergent dynamical symmetries that are absolutely stable to generic coherent perturbations. This property is special to quasiperiodically driven systems: as we demonstrate, the analogous edge states of a periodically driven qubit array are vulnerable to symmetry-breaking errors and quickly decohere. Our work paves the way for implementation of more complex dynamical topological orders8,9 that would enable error-resilient manipulation of quantum information.

Date: 2022
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