Application of optimal band-limited control protocols to quantum noise sensing

V. M. Frey, S. Mavadia, L. M. Norris, W. Ferranti, D. Lucarelli, L. Viola and M. J. Biercuk ()
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V. M. Frey: The University of Sydney
S. Mavadia: The University of Sydney
L. M. Norris: Dartmouth College
W. Ferranti: The University of Sydney
D. Lucarelli: Applied Physics Laboratory
L. Viola: Dartmouth College
M. J. Biercuk: The University of Sydney

Nature Communications, 2017, vol. 8, issue 1, 1-8

Abstract: Abstract Essential to the functionality of qubit-based sensors are control protocols, which shape their response in frequency space. However, in common control routines out-of-band spectral leakage complicates interpretation of the sensor’s signal. In this work, we leverage discrete prolate spheroidal sequences (a.k.a. Slepian sequences) to synthesize provably optimal narrowband controls ideally suited to spectral estimation of a qubit’s noisy environment. Experiments with trapped ions demonstrate how spectral leakage may be reduced by orders of magnitude over conventional controls when a near resonant driving field is modulated by Slepians, and how the desired narrowband sensitivity may be tuned using concepts from RF engineering. We demonstrate that classical multitaper techniques for spectral analysis can be ported to the quantum domain and combined with Bayesian estimation tools to experimentally reconstruct complex noise spectra. We then deploy these techniques to identify previously immeasurable frequency-resolved amplitude noise in our qubit’s microwave synthesis chain.

Date: 2017
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