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A polarization encoded photon-to-spin interface

K. C. Chen, E. Bersin, D. Englund

2021npj Quantum Information23 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

Abstract We propose an integrated photonics device for mapping qubits encoded in the polarization of a photon onto the spin state of a solid-state defect coupled to a photonic crystal cavity: a “polarization-encoded photon-to-spin interface” (PEPSI). We perform a theoretical analysis of the state fidelity’s dependence on the device’s polarization extinction ratio and atom–cavity cooperativity. Furthermore, we explore the rate-fidelity trade-off through analytical and numerical models. In simulation, we show that our design enables efficient, high fidelity photon-to-spin mapping.

Topics & Concepts

Polarization (electrochemistry)QubitPhotonicsPhysicsExtinction ratioPhotonPhoton polarizationPhotonic crystalOpticsQuantum computerHigh fidelityOptoelectronicsFidelityComputer scienceQuantum informationCoupled mode theoryQuantum information scienceComputationQuantum Information and CryptographyNeural Networks and Reservoir ComputingRandom lasers and scattering media