Random-Access Quantum Memory Using Chirped Pulse Phase Encoding

Autor: James O’Sullivan, Oscar W. Kennedy, Kamanasish Debnath, Joseph Alexander, Christoph W. Zollitsch, Mantas Šimėnas, Akel Hashim, Christopher N. Thomas, Stafford Withington, Irfan Siddiqi, Klaus Mølmer, John J. L. Morton
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Physical Review X, Vol 12, Iss 4, p 041014 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2160-3308
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevX.12.041014
Popis: As in conventional computing, memories for quantum information benefit from high storage density and, crucially, random access, or the ability to read from or write to an arbitrarily chosen register. However, achieving such random access with quantum memories in a dense, hardware-efficient manner remains a challenge. Here we introduce a protocol using chirped pulses to encode qubits within an ensemble of quantum two-level systems, offering both random access and naturally supporting dynamical decoupling to enhance the memory lifetime. We demonstrate the protocol in the microwave regime using donor spins in silicon coupled to a superconducting cavity, storing up to four weak, coherent microwave pulses in distinct memory modes and retrieving them on demand up to 2 ms later. This approach offers the potential for microwave random access quantum memories with lifetimes exceeding seconds, while the chirped pulse phase encoding could also be applied in the optical regime to enhance quantum repeaters and networks.
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