Single Spin-1 Quantum System

Three-level precise temperature control

A three-level single-spin system based on nitrogen-vacancy centers enables direct measurement of non-equilibrium work distribution via high-fidelity single-shot readout, extending experimental tests of quantum thermodynamics to multilevel systems.

Liu, Wenquan · Zhibo, Niu · Cheng, Wei · Xin, Li · DUAN, Changkui · Yin, Zhangqi · Rong, Xing · Du, Jiangfeng

Physical Review Letters 2023

Advantages

Achieved nondemolition projective measurement of a three-level system

Verified the Jarzynski equality from nonadiabatic to adiabatic zone

Verified the Jarzynski equality under different effective temperatures