Improved Electron-Nuclear Quantum Gates for Spin Sensing and Control

The ability to sense and control nuclear spins near solid-state defects might enable a range of quantum technologies. Dynamically decoupled radio-frequency (DDrf) control offers a high degree of design flexibility and long electron-spin coherence times. However, previous studies have considered simp...

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Main Authors: H.B. van Ommen, G.L. van de Stolpe, N. Demetriou, H.K.C. Beukers, J. Yun, T.R.J. Fortuin, M. Iuliano, A.R.-P. Montblanch, R. Hanson, T.H. Taminiau
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Published: American Physical Society 2025-04-01
Series:PRX Quantum
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PRXQuantum.6.020309
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author H.B. van Ommen
G.L. van de Stolpe
N. Demetriou
H.K.C. Beukers
J. Yun
T.R.J. Fortuin
M. Iuliano
A.R.-P. Montblanch
R. Hanson
T.H. Taminiau
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G.L. van de Stolpe
N. Demetriou
H.K.C. Beukers
J. Yun
T.R.J. Fortuin
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R. Hanson
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description The ability to sense and control nuclear spins near solid-state defects might enable a range of quantum technologies. Dynamically decoupled radio-frequency (DDrf) control offers a high degree of design flexibility and long electron-spin coherence times. However, previous studies have considered simplified models and little is known about optimal gate design and fundamental limits. Here, we develop a generalized DDrf framework that has important implications for spin sensing and control. Our analytical model, which we corroborate by experiments on a single NV center in diamond, reveals the mechanisms that govern the selectivity of gates and their effective Rabi frequencies, and enables flexible detuned gate designs. We apply these insights to numerically show a 60× sensitivity enhancement for detecting weakly coupled spins and study the optimization of quantum gates in multiqubit registers. These results advance the understanding for a broad class of gates and provide a toolbox for application-specific design, enabling improved quantum control and sensing.
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spelling doaj-art-43bc3c005cef413486a2e2c7dc201c652025-08-20T03:08:54ZengAmerican Physical SocietyPRX Quantum2691-33992025-04-016202030910.1103/PRXQuantum.6.020309Improved Electron-Nuclear Quantum Gates for Spin Sensing and ControlH.B. van OmmenG.L. van de StolpeN. DemetriouH.K.C. BeukersJ. YunT.R.J. FortuinM. IulianoA.R.-P. MontblanchR. HansonT.H. TaminiauThe ability to sense and control nuclear spins near solid-state defects might enable a range of quantum technologies. Dynamically decoupled radio-frequency (DDrf) control offers a high degree of design flexibility and long electron-spin coherence times. However, previous studies have considered simplified models and little is known about optimal gate design and fundamental limits. Here, we develop a generalized DDrf framework that has important implications for spin sensing and control. Our analytical model, which we corroborate by experiments on a single NV center in diamond, reveals the mechanisms that govern the selectivity of gates and their effective Rabi frequencies, and enables flexible detuned gate designs. We apply these insights to numerically show a 60× sensitivity enhancement for detecting weakly coupled spins and study the optimization of quantum gates in multiqubit registers. These results advance the understanding for a broad class of gates and provide a toolbox for application-specific design, enabling improved quantum control and sensing.http://doi.org/10.1103/PRXQuantum.6.020309
spellingShingle H.B. van Ommen
G.L. van de Stolpe
N. Demetriou
H.K.C. Beukers
J. Yun
T.R.J. Fortuin
M. Iuliano
A.R.-P. Montblanch
R. Hanson
T.H. Taminiau
Improved Electron-Nuclear Quantum Gates for Spin Sensing and Control
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title_short Improved Electron-Nuclear Quantum Gates for Spin Sensing and Control
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url http://doi.org/10.1103/PRXQuantum.6.020309
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