Memory erasure using time-multiplexed potentials

Saurav Talukdar, Shreyas Bhaban, Murti V. Salapaka

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Abstract

We study the thermodynamics of a Brownian particle under the influence of a time-multiplexed harmonic potential of finite width. The memory storage mechanism and the erasure protocol based on time-multiplexed potentials are utilized to experimentally realize erasure with work performed close to Landauer's bound. We quantify the work performed on the system with respect to the duty ratio of time multiplexing, which also provides a handle for approaching reversible erasures. A Langevin dynamics based simulation model is developed for the proposed memory bit and the erasure protocol, which guides the experimental realization. The study also provides insight into transport on the microscale.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number062121
JournalPhysical Review E
Volume95
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 19 2017

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