Rephasing spectral diffusion in time-bin spin-spin entanglement protocols

Generating high fidelity spin-spin entanglement is an essential task of quantum repeater networks for the distribution of quantum information across long distances. Solid-state based spin-photon interfaces are promising candidates to realize nodes of a quantum network, but are often limited by spect...

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Published inarXiv.org
Main Authors Uysal, Mehmet T, Thompson, Jeff D
Format Paper
LanguageEnglish
Published Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 11.06.2024
Subjects
Accuracy
Color centers
Emitters
Entangled states
Errors
Excitation
Optical transition
Quantum entanglement
Quantum phenomena
Rare earth elements
Shelving
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Summary:Generating high fidelity spin-spin entanglement is an essential task of quantum repeater networks for the distribution of quantum information across long distances. Solid-state based spin-photon interfaces are promising candidates to realize nodes of a quantum network, but are often limited by spectral diffusion of the optical transition, which results in phase errors on the entangled states. Here, we introduce a method to correct phase errors from quasi-static frequency fluctuations after the entangled state is generated, by shelving the emitters in the excited state to refocus the unknown phase. For quasi-static frequency fluctuations, the fidelity is determined only by the lifetime of the excited state used for shelving, making it particularly suitable for systems with a long-lived shelving state with correlated spectral diffusion. Such a shelving state may be found in Kramers doublet systems such as rare-earth emitters and color centers in Si or SiC interfaced with nanophotonic cavities with a strongly frequency-dependent Purcell enhancement. The protocol can be used to generate high-fidelity entangled spin pairs without reducing the rate of entanglement generation.
ISSN:2331-8422