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Revealing hidden states in quantum dot array dynamics: Quantum polyspectra versus waiting time analysis

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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer205412
FachzeitschriftPhysical Review B
Jahrgang111
Ausgabenummer20
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 9 Mai 2025

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Quantum dots (QDs) are pivotal for the development of quantum technologies, with applications ranging from single-photon sources for secure communication to quantum computing infrastructures. Understanding the electron dynamics within these QDs is essential for characterizing their properties and functionality. Here, we show how by virtue of the recently introduced quantum polyspectral analysis of transport measurements, the complex transport measurements of multi-electron QD systems can be analyzed. This method directly relates higher-order temporal correlations of a raw quantum point contact (QPC) current measurement to the Liouvillian of the measured quantum system. By applying this method to the two-level switching dynamics of a double QD system, we reveal a hidden third state, without relying on the identification of quantum jumps or prior assumptions about the number of involved quantum states. We show that the statistics of the QPC current measurement can identically be described by different three-state Markov models, each with significantly different transition rates. Furthermore, we compare our method to a traditional analysis via waiting-time distributions for which we prove that the statistics of a three-state Markov model is fully described without multitime waiting-time distributions even in the case of two-level switching dynamics. Both methods yield the same parameters with a similar accuracy. The quantum polyspectra method, however, stays applicable in scenarios with low signal-to-noise, where the traditional full counting statistics falters. Our approach challenges previous assumptions and models, offering a more nuanced understanding of QD dynamics and paving the way for the optimization of quantum devices.

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Revealing hidden states in quantum dot array dynamics: Quantum polyspectra versus waiting time analysis. / Sifft, Markus; Bayer, Johannes C.; Hägele, Daniel et al.
in: Physical Review B, Jahrgang 111, Nr. 20, 205412, 09.05.2025.

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Sifft M, Bayer JC, Hägele D, Haug RJ. Revealing hidden states in quantum dot array dynamics: Quantum polyspectra versus waiting time analysis. Physical Review B. 2025 Mai 9;111(20):205412. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.111.205412, 10.48550/arXiv.2412.14893
Sifft, Markus ; Bayer, Johannes C. ; Hägele, Daniel et al. / Revealing hidden states in quantum dot array dynamics: Quantum polyspectra versus waiting time analysis. in: Physical Review B. 2025 ; Jahrgang 111, Nr. 20.
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