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Bound state in the continuum and multiple atom state transfer applications in a waveguide QED setup

Xiang Guo, Xiaojun Zhang, Mingzhu Weng, Qian Bin, Hao-di Liu, Hai-Jun Xing, Xin-You L\"u, Zhihai Wang
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Chinese researchers demonstrated a breakthrough in waveguide quantum electrodynamics (QED) by leveraging bound states in the continuum (BICs) to achieve 99%+ fidelity quantum state transfer between spatially separated atomic arrays. The team used a one-dimensional coupled-resonator waveguide where two atomic arrays interact with distinct resonators via time-dependent coupling strengths, creating standing-wave photonic modes that enable high-fidelity information transfer. Unlike previous BIC applications in metamaterials, this work marks the first robust implementation in multi-atom waveguide platforms, overcoming traditional limitations in quantum state preservation and manipulation. The protocol proves resilient against both structural disorder and intrinsic dissipation, addressing key challenges in real-world quantum information processing systems. These findings position BICs as a viable, long-lived resource for scalable quantum networks, potentially accelerating fault-tolerant quantum computing and distributed quantum communication architectures.
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Quantum Physics arXiv:2512.06365 (quant-ph) [Submitted on 6 Dec 2025] Title:Bound state in the continuum and multiple atom state transfer applications in a waveguide QED setup Authors:Xiang Guo, Xiaojun Zhang, Mingzhu Weng, Qian Bin, Hao-di Liu, Hai-Jun Xing, Xin-You Lü, Zhihai Wang View a PDF of the paper titled Bound state in the continuum and multiple atom state transfer applications in a waveguide QED setup, by Xiang Guo and 7 other authors View PDF HTML (experimental) Abstract:Bound states in the continuum (BICs) have been extensively exploited to enhance light--matter interactions in metamaterials, yet their emergence and utility in multi-atom waveguide platforms remain far less explored. Here we study atom--waveguide-dressed BICs in a one-dimensional coupled-resonator waveguide, where two spatially separated atomic arrays couple to distinct resonators with time-dependent strengths. We show that these BICs support a standing-wave photonic mode and enable the transfer of an arbitrary unknown quantum state between the two arrays with fidelities exceeding $99\%$. The protocol remains robust against both disorder and intrinsic dissipation. Our results establish BICs as long-lived resources for high-fidelity quantum information processing in waveguide-QED architectures. Comments: Subjects: Quantum Physics (quant-ph) Cite as: arXiv:2512.06365 [quant-ph] (or arXiv:2512.06365v1 [quant-ph] for this version) https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2512.06365 Focus to learn more arXiv-issued DOI via DataCite (pending registration) Submission history From: Z. H. Wang [view email] [v1] Sat, 6 Dec 2025 09:36:54 UTC (1,061 KB) Full-text links: Access Paper: View a PDF of the paper titled Bound state in the continuum and multiple atom state transfer applications in a waveguide QED setup, by Xiang Guo and 7 other authorsView PDFHTML (experimental)TeX Source view license Current browse context: quant-ph new | recent | 2025-12 References & Citations INSPIRE HEP NASA ADSGoogle Scholar Semantic Scholar export BibTeX citation Loading... BibTeX formatted citation × loading... Data provided by: Bookmark Bibliographic Tools Bibliographic and Citation Tools Bibliographic Explorer Toggle Bibliographic Explorer (What is the Explorer?) Connected Papers Toggle Connected Papers (What is Connected Papers?) Litmaps Toggle Litmaps (What is Litmaps?) scite.ai Toggle scite Smart Citations (What are Smart Citations?) Code, Data, Media Code, Data and Media Associated with this Article alphaXiv Toggle alphaXiv (What is alphaXiv?) Links to Code Toggle CatalyzeX Code Finder for Papers (What is CatalyzeX?) DagsHub Toggle DagsHub (What is DagsHub?) GotitPub Toggle Gotit.pub (What is GotitPub?) Huggingface Toggle Hugging Face (What is Huggingface?) Links to Code Toggle Papers with Code (What is Papers with Code?) ScienceCast Toggle ScienceCast (What is ScienceCast?) Demos Demos Replicate Toggle Replicate (What is Replicate?) Spaces Toggle Hugging Face Spaces (What is Spaces?) Spaces Toggle TXYZ.AI (What is TXYZ.AI?) Related Papers Recommenders and Search Tools Link to Influence Flower Influence Flower (What are Influence Flowers?) Core recommender toggle CORE Recommender (What is CORE?) Author Venue Institution Topic About arXivLabs arXivLabs: experimental projects with community collaborators arXivLabs is a framework that allows collaborators to develop and share new arXiv features directly on our website. Both individuals and organizations that work with arXivLabs have embraced and accepted our values of openness, community, excellence, and user data privacy. arXiv is committed to these values and only works with partners that adhere to them. Have an idea for a project that will add value for arXiv's community? Learn more about arXivLabs. Which authors of this paper are endorsers? | Disable MathJax (What is MathJax?)

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