Alternative photonic encodings for multi-photon simulation of molecular polaritons on quantum devices

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Abstract

In a Fabry-Perot cavity, molecules can strongly couple to the photon field, allowing access to higher energy states that may drastically change their chemistry. However, simulating these polaritonic states can be computationally intractable, with each photon number potentially resulting in a different state. As a result, most methods only investigate the effects of one or two photons. By simulating these systems on a quantum computer, we may gain advantages in allowing for higher Fock states. We investigate the effects of light-matter coupling on a quantum device, and report on various ways of encoding photonic Fock states on the quantum computer.

*This work is supported by the NSF RAISE-QAC-QSA, Grant No. DMR-2037783.

Presenters

  • Scott Nie

    • University of California, Los Angeles

Authors

  • Scott Nie

    • University of California, Los Angeles

  • Scott E Smart

    • College of Letters and Science, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), CA, USA.
    • University of California Los Angeles

  • Davis M Welakuh

    • New York University

  • Prineha Narang

    • College of Letters and Science, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), CA, USA.
    • University of California Los Angeles
    • College of Letters and Science, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
    • UCLA
    • University of California, Los Angeles
    • College of Letters and Science, University of California, Los Angeles
    • Harvard University