A long-lived memory qubit on a low-decoherence quantum bus

Details A long-lived memory qubit on a low-decoherence quantum bus A long-lived memory qubit on a low-decoherence quantum bus

2007-10-24

arxiv.org/abs/0710.4421v1

Physics

Quantum Physics

4 pages, 4 figures

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We demonstrate long-lived coherence in internal hyperfine states of a single \Ca{43} trapped-ion qubit $[T_2=1.2(2)\s]$, and in external motional states of a single \Ca{40} trapped-ion qubit $[T_2'=0.18(4)\s]$, in the same apparatus. The motional decoherence rate is consistent with the heating rate, which was measured to be 3(1) quanta/sec. Long coherence times in the external motional states are essential for performing high-fidelity quantum logic gates between trapped-ion qubits. The internal-state $T_2$ time that we observe in \Ca{43}, which has not previously been used as a trapped-ion qubit, is about one thousand times longer than that of physical qubits based on \Ca{40} ions. Using a single spin-echo pulse to ``re-phase'' the internal state, we can detect no decoherence after 1\s, implying an effective coherence time $T_2^{\mbox{\tiny SE}} \gtish 45\s$. This compares with timescales in this trap for single-qubit operations of \ish 1\us, and for two-qubit operations of \ish 10\us.

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