Dobrovitski VV, de Lange G, Ristè D, Hanson R. Bootstrap tomography of the pulses for quantum control.
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2010;
105:077601. [PMID:
20868076 DOI:
10.1103/physrevlett.105.077601]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2010] [Revised: 07/16/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
Abstract
Long-time dynamical decoupling and quantum control of qubits require high-precision control pulses. Full characterization (quantum tomography) of imperfect pulses presents a bootstrap problem: tomography requires initial states of a qubit which cannot be prepared without perfect pulses. We present a protocol for pulse error analysis, specifically tailored for a wide range of the single solid-state electron spins. Using a single electron spin of a nitrogen-vacancy center in diamond, we experimentally verify the correctness of the protocol, and demonstrate its usefulness for quantum control tasks.
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