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Electrical control of coherent spin rotation of a single-spin qubit

Xiaoche Wang, Yuxuan Xiao, Chuanpu Liu, Eric Lee-Wong, Nathan J. McLaughlin, Hanfeng Wang, Mingzhong Wu, Hailong Wang, Eric E. Fullerton, Chunhui Rita Du

2020npj Quantum Information30 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

Abstract Nitrogen vacancy (NV) centers, optically active atomic defects in diamond, have attracted tremendous interest for quantum sensing, network, and computing applications due to their excellent quantum coherence and remarkable versatility in a real, ambient environment. One of the critical challenges to develop NV-based quantum operation platforms results from the difficulty in locally addressing the quantum spin states of individual NV spins in a scalable, energy-efficient manner. Here, we report electrical control of the coherent spin rotation rate of a single-spin qubit in NV-magnet based hybrid quantum systems. By utilizing electrically generated spin currents, we are able to achieve efficient tuning of magnetic damping and the amplitude of the dipole fields generated by a micrometer-sized resonant magnet, enabling electrical control of the Rabi oscillation frequency of NV spins. Our results highlight the potential of NV centers in designing functional hybrid solid-state systems for next-generation quantum-information technologies. The demonstrated coupling between the NV centers and the propagating spin waves harbored by a magnetic insulator further points to the possibility to establish macroscale entanglement between distant spin qubits.

Topics & Concepts

PhysicsQubitRabi cycleSpin engineeringSpin (aerodynamics)Coherence (philosophical gambling strategy)Coherent controlQuantum entanglementQuantum mechanicsPhase qubitQuantum technologySpinsQuantumQuantum computerQuantum sensorCondensed matter physicsQuantum error correctionQuantum decoherenceNitrogen-vacancy centerRabi frequencyCoupling (piping)Quantum informationCoherence timeSpin waveDipoleTopological insulatorQuantum metrologyQuantum gateQuantum opticsQuantum networkQuantum information scienceQuantum simulatorQuantum dynamicsRotation (mathematics)Charge qubitDiamond and Carbon-based Materials ResearchQuantum and electron transport phenomenaChemical and Physical Properties of Materials