title: Entanglement of superconducting qubits via acceleration radiation.
abstract: We show that simulated relativistic motion can generate entanglement between artificial atoms and protect them from spontaneous emission. We consider a pair of superconducting qubits coupled to a resonator mode, where the modulation of the coupling strength can mimic the harmonic motion of the qubits at relativistic speeds, generating acceleration radiation. We find the optimal feasible conditions for generating a stationary entangled state between the qubits when they are initially prepared in their ground state. Furthermore, we analyse the effects of motion on the probability of spontaneous emission in the standard scenarios of single-atom and two-atom superradiance, where one or two excitations are initially present. Finally, we show that relativistic motion induces sub-radiance and can generate a Zeno-like effect, preserving the excitations from radiative decay.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Apartado 644, E-48080, Bilbao, Spain. garcia.alvarez.la@gmail.com.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: García-Álvarez
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire Matériaux et Phénoménes Quantiques, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS UMR 7162, 75013, Paris, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Felicetti
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Apartado 644, E-48080, Bilbao, Spain.|IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Maria Diaz de Haro 3, 48013, Bilbao, Spain.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rico
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Apartado 644, E-48080, Bilbao, Spain.|IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Maria Diaz de Haro 3, 48013, Bilbao, Spain.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Solano
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Física Fundamental, CSIC, Serrano 113-bis, 28006, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sabín