Online adaptive quantum characterization of a nuclear spin

Abstract The characterization of quantum systems is both a theoretical and technical challenge. Theoretical because of the exponentially increasing complexity with system size and the fragility of quantum states under observation. Technical because of the requirement to manipulate and read out indiv...

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Autores principales: Timo Joas, Simon Schmitt, Raffaele Santagati, Antonio Andrea Gentile, Cristian Bonato, Anthony Laing, Liam P. McGuinness, Fedor Jelezko
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:b5acc79d4f384dd7a78520a950869a362021-12-02T14:17:32ZOnline adaptive quantum characterization of a nuclear spin10.1038/s41534-021-00389-z2056-6387https://doaj.org/article/b5acc79d4f384dd7a78520a950869a362021-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41534-021-00389-zhttps://doaj.org/toc/2056-6387Abstract The characterization of quantum systems is both a theoretical and technical challenge. Theoretical because of the exponentially increasing complexity with system size and the fragility of quantum states under observation. Technical because of the requirement to manipulate and read out individual atomic or photonic elements. Adaptive methods can help to overcome these challenges by optimizing the amount of information each measurement provides and reducing the necessary resources. Their implementation, however, requires fast-feedback and complex processing algorithms. Here, we implement online adaptive sensing with single spins and demonstrate close to photon shot noise limited performance with high repetition rate, including experimental overheads. We further use fast feedback to determine the hyperfine coupling of a nuclear spin to the nitrogen-vacancy sensor with a sensitivity of $$445\,{\mathrm{nT}}{\sqrt{\mathrm{Hz}}}^{- 1}$$ 445 nT Hz − 1 . Our experiment is a proof of concept that online adaptive techniques can be a versatile tool to enable faster characterization of the spin environment.Timo JoasSimon SchmittRaffaele SantagatiAntonio Andrea GentileCristian BonatoAnthony LaingLiam P. McGuinnessFedor JelezkoNature PortfolioarticlePhysicsQC1-999Electronic computers. Computer scienceQA75.5-76.95ENnpj Quantum Information, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2021)
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Electronic computers. Computer science
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QC1-999
Electronic computers. Computer science
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Timo Joas
Simon Schmitt
Raffaele Santagati
Antonio Andrea Gentile
Cristian Bonato
Anthony Laing
Liam P. McGuinness
Fedor Jelezko
Online adaptive quantum characterization of a nuclear spin
description Abstract The characterization of quantum systems is both a theoretical and technical challenge. Theoretical because of the exponentially increasing complexity with system size and the fragility of quantum states under observation. Technical because of the requirement to manipulate and read out individual atomic or photonic elements. Adaptive methods can help to overcome these challenges by optimizing the amount of information each measurement provides and reducing the necessary resources. Their implementation, however, requires fast-feedback and complex processing algorithms. Here, we implement online adaptive sensing with single spins and demonstrate close to photon shot noise limited performance with high repetition rate, including experimental overheads. We further use fast feedback to determine the hyperfine coupling of a nuclear spin to the nitrogen-vacancy sensor with a sensitivity of $$445\,{\mathrm{nT}}{\sqrt{\mathrm{Hz}}}^{- 1}$$ 445 nT Hz − 1 . Our experiment is a proof of concept that online adaptive techniques can be a versatile tool to enable faster characterization of the spin environment.
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title Online adaptive quantum characterization of a nuclear spin
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