Universal Protection of Quantum States from Decoherence

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2602.18327v1
• Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2026 16:32:28 GMT
• Title: Universal Protection of Quantum States from Decoherence
• Authors: Francesco Atzori, Salvatore Virzì, Francesco Devecchi, Domenico Abbondandolo, Alessio Avella, Fabrizio Piacentini, Marco Gramegna, Ivo Pietro Degiovanni, Marco Genovese,
• Abstract summary: The Quantum Zeno Effect offers a powerful route to suppress quantum evolution and protect coherence through frequent measurements.<n>Here we introduce a state- and dynamics-independent protection protocol embedding the system in a larger Hilbert space.<n>We experimentally validate the protocol on a quantum optical platform, demonstrating robust preservation of coherence and purity for arbitrary polarization qubits under decoherence.
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• Abstract: The fragility of quantum coherence fundamentally limits the scalability of quantum technologies, as unavoidable environmental interactions induce decoherence and rapidly degrade quantum properties. The Quantum Zeno Effect offers a powerful route to suppress quantum evolution and protect coherence through frequent measurements, irrespective of the underlying dynamics. However, existing implementations require prior knowledge of the quantum state, severely restricting their applicability. Here we introduce a state- and dynamics-independent protection protocol embedding the system in a larger Hilbert space, temporarily swapping the quantum information from its original degree of freedom to a decoherence-free ancillary one. We experimentally validate the protocol on a quantum optical platform, demonstrating robust preservation of coherence and purity for arbitrary polarization qubits under decoherence, thereby enabling the universal safeguarding of unknown quantum states.

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