Quantum error correction with silicon spin qubits

Kenta Takeda (), Akito Noiri, Takashi Nakajima, Takashi Kobayashi and Seigo Tarucha ()
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Kenta Takeda: RIKEN
Akito Noiri: RIKEN
Takashi Nakajima: RIKEN
Takashi Kobayashi: RIKEN
Seigo Tarucha: RIKEN

Nature, 2022, vol. 608, issue 7924, 682-686

Abstract: Abstract Future large-scale quantum computers will rely on quantum error correction (QEC) to protect the fragile quantum information during computation1,2. Among the possible candidate platforms for realizing quantum computing devices, the compatibility with mature nanofabrication technologies of silicon-based spin qubits offers promise to overcome the challenges in scaling up device sizes from the prototypes of today to large-scale computers3–5. Recent advances in silicon-based qubits have enabled the implementations of high-quality one-qubit and two-qubit systems6–8. However, the demonstration of QEC, which requires three or more coupled qubits1, and involves a three-qubit gate9–11 or measurement-based feedback, remains an open challenge. Here we demonstrate a three-qubit phase-correcting code in silicon, in which an encoded three-qubit state is protected against any phase-flip error on one of the three qubits. The correction to this encoded state is performed by a three-qubit conditional rotation, which we implement by an efficient single-step resonantly driven iToffoli gate. As expected, the error correction mitigates the errors owing to one-qubit phase-flip, as well as the intrinsic dephasing mainly owing to quasi-static phase noise. These results show successful implementation of QEC and the potential of a silicon-based platform for large-scale quantum computing.

Date: 2022
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