Non-Hermitian topological quantum states in a reservoir-engineered transmon chain

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Abstract
Dissipation in open systems enriches the possible symmetries of the Hamiltonians beyond the Hermitian framework, allowing the possibility of novel non-Hermitian topological phases which exhibit long-living end states that are protected against disorder. So far, non-Hermitian topology has been explored in settings where probing genuine quantum effects has been challenging. We theoretically show that a non-Hermitian topological quantum phase can be realized in a reservoir-engineered transmon chain. The spatial modulation of dissipation is obtained by coupling each transmon to a quantum circuit refrigerator, allowing in situ tuning of dissipation strength in a wide range. By solving the many-body Lindblad master equation using a combination of the density matrix renormalization group and Prosen-Seligman third quantization approaches, we show that the topological end modes and the associated phase transition are visible in simple reflection measurements with experimentally realistic parameters. Finally, we demonstrate that genuine quantum effects are observable in this system via robust and slowly decaying long-range quantum entanglement of the topological end modes, which can be generated passively starting from a locally excited transmon.
Funding Information
  • Research Council of Finland (331094, 316619)
  • Fundacja na rzecz Nauki Polskiej
  • Narodowe Centrum Nauki (2019/34/E/ST3/00404)
  • Narodowa Agencja Wymiany Akademickiej (PPN/BEK/2020/1/00317)
  • Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología (CEX2019-000910-S, AEI/10.13039/501100011033)
  • Fundación Cellex
  • Generalitat de Catalunya
  • Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca (2017 SGR 1341)
  • Norges Forskningsråd (333937)
  • Horizon 2020

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