title: Vibrons in finite size molecular lattices: a route for high-fidelity quantum state transfer at room temperature.
abstract: A communication protocol is proposed in which vibron-mediated quantum state transfer takes place in a molecular lattice. We consider two distant molecular groups grafted on each side of the lattice. These groups form two quantum computers where vibrational qubits are implemented and received. The lattice defines the communication channel along which a vibron delocalizes and interacts with a phonon bath. Using quasi-degenerate perturbation theory, vibron-phonon entanglement is taken into account through the effective Hamiltonian concept. A vibron is thus dressed by a virtual phonon cloud whereas a phonon is clothed by virtual vibronic transitions. It is shown that three quasi-degenerate dressed states define the relevant paths followed by a vibron to tunnel between the computers. When the coupling between the computers and the lattice is judiciously chosen, constructive interference takes place between these paths. Phonon-induced decoherence is minimized and a high-fidelity quantum state transfer occurs over a broad temperature range.
authors.affiliation: Institut UTINAM, Université de Franche-Comté, UMR CNRS 6213, 25030 Besançon Cedex, France. vincent.pouthier@univ-fcomte.fr
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pouthier