Nonlinear Tripartite Coupling of Trapped Electrons with Magnons in a Hybrid Quantum System
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Abstract
Coherent nonlinear tripartite interactions are critical for advancing quantum simulation and information processing in hybrid quantum systems, yet they remain experimentally challenging and still evade comprehensive exploration. Here, we predict a nonlinear tripartite coupling mechanism in a hybrid setup comprising a single trapped electron and a nearby micromagnet. The tripartite coupling here leverages the electron's intrinsic charge (motional) and spin degrees of freedom interacting with the magnon modes of the micromagnet. Thanks to the large spatial extent of the electron zero-point motion, we show that it is possible to obtain a tunable and strong spin-magnon-motion coupling at the single quantum level, with two phonons simultaneously interacting with a single spin and magnon excitation. This enables, for example, magnons to mediate coupling among distinct degrees of freedom of two electrons, which can be used for the rapid preparation of few-body entangled states. This protocol can be readily implemented with the well-developed techniques in electron traps and quantum magnonics, and may open new avenues for quantum simulations and hybrid quantum information processing by introducing a versatile platform for exploring multipartite interactions and nonclassical state generation.