Towards an experimental implementation of entanglement harvesting in superconducting circuits: Effect of detector gap variation on entanglement harvesting
Phys. Rev. A 113, 043732 – Published 29 April, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/wv9n-k3jj
Abstract
Motivated by the prospect of experimental implementations of entanglement harvesting in superconducting circuits, we propose a model of a variable-gap particle detector that aims to bridge some of the gaps between Unruh-DeWitt models and realistic implementations. Using parameters tailored to potential experimental setups, we investigate entanglement harvesting in both spacelike-separated and causally connected scenarios. Our findings reveal that while variations in the energy gap reduce the ability to harvest entanglement for spacelike-separated detectors, detectors in causal contact can still become entangled through their interaction with the field. Notably, our analysis shows that (due to the derivative coupling nature of the model), even for causally connected detectors, the entanglement primarily originates from the field's correlations. This demonstrates the potential for genuine entanglement harvesting in the laboratory and opens the door to near-future entanglement harvesting experiments in superconducting circuits.
