Improved quantum state transfer via quantum partially collapsing measurements

•A scheme using weak/reversal measurements is devised to improve quantum state transfer.•It can suppress dissipation allowing optimal quantum state transfer in open system.•Explicit condition for achieving near-perfect quantum state transfer is established.•Applications to spin chain and cavity array are considered in detail.

In this work, we present a general scheme to improve quantum state transfer (QST) by taking advantage of quantum partially collapsing measurements. The scheme consists of a weak measurement performed at the initial time on the qubit encoding the state of concern and a subsequent quantum reversal measurement at a desired time on the destined qubit. We determine the strength qrqr of the post quantum reversal measurement as a function of the strength pp of the prior weak measurement and the evolution time tt so that near-perfect QST can be achieved by choosing pp close enough to 1, with a finite success probability, regardless of the evolution time and the distance over which the QST takes place. The merit of our scheme is twofold: it not only improves QST, but also suppresses the energy dissipation, if any.