Shuttling an Electron Spin through a Silicon Quantum Dot Array

Coherent links between qubits separated by tens of micrometers are expected to facilitate scalable quantum computing architectures for spin qubits in electrically defined quantum dots. These links create space for classical on-chip control electronics between qubit arrays, which can help to alleviat...

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Published in:	PRX quantum Vol. 4; no. 3; p. 030303
Main Authors:	Zwerver, A.M.J., Amitonov, S.V., de Snoo, S.L., Mądzik, M.T., Rimbach-Russ, M., Sammak, A., Scappucci, G., Vandersypen, L.M.K.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	American Physical Society 01-07-2023
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Summary:	Coherent links between qubits separated by tens of micrometers are expected to facilitate scalable quantum computing architectures for spin qubits in electrically defined quantum dots. These links create space for classical on-chip control electronics between qubit arrays, which can help to alleviate the so-called wiring bottleneck. A promising method of achieving coherent links between distant spin qubits consists of shuttling the spin through an array of quantum dots. Here, we use a linear array of four tunnel-coupled quantum dots in a ^{28}Si/SiGe heterostructure to create a short quantum link. We move an electron spin through the quantum dot array by adjusting the electrochemical potential for each quantum dot sequentially. By pulsing the gates repeatedly, we shuttle an electron forward and backward through the array up to 250 times, which corresponds to a total distance of approximately 80μm. We make an estimate of the spin-flip probability per hop in these experiments and conclude that this is well below 0.01% per hop.
ISSN:	2691-3399 2691-3399
DOI:	10.1103/PRXQuantum.4.030303