Detector Readout of Analog Quantum Simulators
2016
An important step in quantum simulation is to measure the many-body correlations of the simulated model. For a practical quantum simulator composed of finite number of qubits and cavities, in contrast to ideal many-body systems in the thermodynamic limit, a measurement device can generate strong backaction on the simulator, which could prevent the accurate readout of the correlation functions. Here we calculate the readout of a detector coupled to an analog quantum simulator. We show that reliable characterization of the many-body correlations in the simulator can be achieved when the coupling operators obey the Wick's theorem. Our results are illustrated with two examples: a simulator for an harmonic oscillator and a simulator for the free electron gas.
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