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Quantum entanglement at ambient conditions in a macroscopic solid-state spin ensemble
Entanglement is a key resource for quantum computers, quantum-communication networks, and high-precision sensors. Macroscopic spin ensembles have been historically important in the development of quantum algorithms for these prospective technologies and remain strong candidates for implementing them...
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American Association for the Advancement of Science
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4681335/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26702444 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1501015 |
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author | Klimov, Paul V. Falk, Abram L. Christle, David J. Dobrovitski, Viatcheslav V. Awschalom, David D. |
author_facet | Klimov, Paul V. Falk, Abram L. Christle, David J. Dobrovitski, Viatcheslav V. Awschalom, David D. |
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description | Entanglement is a key resource for quantum computers, quantum-communication networks, and high-precision sensors. Macroscopic spin ensembles have been historically important in the development of quantum algorithms for these prospective technologies and remain strong candidates for implementing them today. This strength derives from their long-lived quantum coherence, strong signal, and ability to couple collectively to external degrees of freedom. Nonetheless, preparing ensembles of genuinely entangled spin states has required high magnetic fields and cryogenic temperatures or photochemical reactions. We demonstrate that entanglement can be realized in solid-state spin ensembles at ambient conditions. We use hybrid registers comprising of electron-nuclear spin pairs that are localized at color-center defects in a commercial SiC wafer. We optically initialize 10(3) identical registers in a 40-μm(3) volume (with [Formula: see text] fidelity) and deterministically prepare them into the maximally entangled Bell states (with 0.88 ± 0.07 fidelity). To verify entanglement, we develop a register-specific quantum-state tomography protocol. The entanglement of a macroscopic solid-state spin ensemble at ambient conditions represents an important step toward practical quantum technology. |
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spelling | pubmed-46813352015-12-23 Quantum entanglement at ambient conditions in a macroscopic solid-state spin ensemble Klimov, Paul V. Falk, Abram L. Christle, David J. Dobrovitski, Viatcheslav V. Awschalom, David D. Sci Adv Research Articles Entanglement is a key resource for quantum computers, quantum-communication networks, and high-precision sensors. Macroscopic spin ensembles have been historically important in the development of quantum algorithms for these prospective technologies and remain strong candidates for implementing them today. This strength derives from their long-lived quantum coherence, strong signal, and ability to couple collectively to external degrees of freedom. Nonetheless, preparing ensembles of genuinely entangled spin states has required high magnetic fields and cryogenic temperatures or photochemical reactions. We demonstrate that entanglement can be realized in solid-state spin ensembles at ambient conditions. We use hybrid registers comprising of electron-nuclear spin pairs that are localized at color-center defects in a commercial SiC wafer. We optically initialize 10(3) identical registers in a 40-μm(3) volume (with [Formula: see text] fidelity) and deterministically prepare them into the maximally entangled Bell states (with 0.88 ± 0.07 fidelity). To verify entanglement, we develop a register-specific quantum-state tomography protocol. The entanglement of a macroscopic solid-state spin ensemble at ambient conditions represents an important step toward practical quantum technology. American Association for the Advancement of Science 2015-11-20 /pmc/articles/PMC4681335/ /pubmed/26702444 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1501015 Text en Copyright © 2015, The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) , which permits use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, so long as the resultant use is not for commercial advantage and provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Articles Klimov, Paul V. Falk, Abram L. Christle, David J. Dobrovitski, Viatcheslav V. Awschalom, David D. Quantum entanglement at ambient conditions in a macroscopic solid-state spin ensemble |
title | Quantum entanglement at ambient conditions in a macroscopic solid-state spin ensemble |
title_full | Quantum entanglement at ambient conditions in a macroscopic solid-state spin ensemble |
title_fullStr | Quantum entanglement at ambient conditions in a macroscopic solid-state spin ensemble |
title_full_unstemmed | Quantum entanglement at ambient conditions in a macroscopic solid-state spin ensemble |
title_short | Quantum entanglement at ambient conditions in a macroscopic solid-state spin ensemble |
title_sort | quantum entanglement at ambient conditions in a macroscopic solid-state spin ensemble |
topic | Research Articles |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4681335/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26702444 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1501015 |
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