Preserving coherence in Rydberg quantum bits.
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چکیده
The effectiveness of decoherence suppression schemes is explored using quantum bits (qubits) stored in Li np Rydberg states. Following laser excitation, pulsed electric fields coherently control the electronic spin-orbit coupling, facilitating qubit creation, manipulation, and measurement. Spin-orbit coupling creates an approximate decoherence-free subspace for extending qubit storage times. However, sequences of fast NOT operations are found to be substantially more effective for preserving coherence.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review letters
دوره 97 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006