Coherent spin-state transfer via Heisenberg exchange

Yadav P. Kandel, Haifeng Qiao, Saeed Fallahi, Geoffrey C. Gardner, Michael J. Manfra and John M. Nichol ()
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Yadav P. Kandel: University of Rochester
Haifeng Qiao: University of Rochester
Saeed Fallahi: Purdue University
Geoffrey C. Gardner: Purdue University
Michael J. Manfra: Purdue University
John M. Nichol: University of Rochester

Nature, 2019, vol. 573, issue 7775, 553-557

Abstract: Abstract Quantum information science has the potential to revolutionize modern technology by providing resource-efficient approaches to computing1, communication2 and sensing3. Although the physical qubits in a realistic quantum device will inevitably suffer errors, quantum error correction creates a path to fault-tolerant quantum information processing4. Quantum error correction, however, requires that individual qubits can interact with many other qubits in the processor. Engineering such high connectivity can pose a challenge for platforms such as electron spin qubits5, which naturally favour linear arrays. Here we present an experimental demonstration of the transmission of electron spin states via the Heisenberg exchange interaction in an array of spin qubits. Heisenberg exchange coupling—a direct manifestation of the Pauli exclusion principle, which prevents any two electrons with the same spin state from occupying the same orbital—tends to swap the spin states of neighbouring electrons. By precisely controlling the wavefunction overlap between electrons in a semiconductor quadruple quantum dot array, we generate a series of coherent SWAP operations to transfer both single-spin and entangled states back and forth in the array without moving any electrons. Because the process is scalable to large numbers of qubits, state transfer through Heisenberg exchange will be useful for multi-qubit gates and error correction in spin-based quantum computers.

Date: 2019
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