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quant-ph2021★ 70 cited

SiGe quantum wells with oscillating Ge concentrations for quantum dot qubits

Thomas McJunkin, Benjamin Harpt, Yi Feng +10

Large-scale arrays of quantum-dot spin qubits in Si/SiGe quantum wells require large or tunable energy splittings of the valley states associated with degenerate conduction band mi…

quant-ph2021★ 13 cited

Certified Random Number Generation from Quantum Steering

Dominick J. Joch, Sergei Slussarenko, Yuanlong Wang +6

The ultimate random number generators are those certified to be unpredictable -- including to an adversary. The use of simple quantum processes promises to provide numbers that no…

quant-ph2021★ 13 cited

Neural networks for quantum state tomography with constrained measurements

Hailan Ma, Daoyi Dong, Ian R. Petersen +2

Quantum state tomography (QST) aiming at reconstructing the density matrix of a quantum state plays an important role in various emerging quantum technologies. Recognizing the chal…

quant-ph2021

Enhancing Continuous Variable Quantum Teleportation using Non-Gaussian Resources

Eduardo Villaseñor, Robert Malaney

Continuous Variable (CV) non-Gaussian resources are fundamental in the realization of quantum error correction for CV-based quantum communications and CV-based computing. In this w…

quant-ph2021★ 19 cited

Beating the thermal limit of qubit initialization with a Bayesian Maxwell's demon

Mark A. I. Johnson, Mateusz T. Mądzik, Fay E. Hudson +5

Fault-tolerant quantum computing requires initializing the quantum register in a well-defined fiducial state. In solid-state systems, this is typically achieved through thermalizat…

quant-ph2021★ 4 cited

From the Heisenberg to the Schrödinger Picture: Quantum Stochastic Processes and Process Tensors

Hendra I. Nurdin, John E. Gough

A general theory of quantum stochastic processes was formulated by Accardi, Frigerio and Lewis in 1982 within the operator-algebraic framework of quantum probability theory, as a n…

quant-ph2021★ 30 cited

Exponentially-enhanced Quantum Non-Hermitian Sensing via Optimized Coherent Drive

Liying Bao, Bo Qi, Daoyi Dong

Distinct non-Hermitian dynamics has demonstrated its advantages in improving measurement precision over traditional sensing protocols. Multi-mode non-Hermitian lattice dynamics can…

quant-ph2021★ 5 cited

Time-resolved physical spectrum in cavity quantum electrodynamics

Makoto Yamaguchi, Alexey Lyasota, Tatsuro Yuge +1

The time-resolved physical spectrum of luminescence is theoretically studied for a standard cavity quantum electrodynamics system. In contrast to the power spectrum for the steady…

quant-ph2021★ 49 cited

The SMART protocol -- Pulse engineering of a global field for robust and universal quantum computation

Ingvild Hansen, Amanda E. Seedhouse, Andre Saraiva +3

Global control strategies for arrays of qubits are a promising pathway to scalable quantum computing. A continuous-wave global field provides decoupling of the qubits from backgrou…

quant-ph2021★ 65 cited

A near-ideal degenerate parametric amplifier

Daniel J. Parker, Mykhailo Savytskyi, Wyatt Vine +5

Degenerate parametric amplifiers (DPAs) exhibit the unique property of phase-sensitive gain and can be used to noiselessly amplify small signals or squeeze field fluctuations benea…

quant-ph2021★ 8 cited

Optical and Zeeman spectroscopy of individual Er ion pairs in silicon

Guangchong Hu, Rose L. Ahlefeldt, Gabriele G. de Boo +6

We make the first study the optical energy level structure and interactions of pairs of single rare earth ions using a hybrid electro-optical detection method applied to Er-implant…

quant-ph2021★ 20 cited

Sub-megahertz homogeneous linewidth for Er in Si via in situ single photon detection

Ian R. Berkman, Alexey Lyasota, Gabriele G. de Boo +9

We studied the optical properties of a resonantly excited trivalent Er ensemble in Si accessed via in situ single photon detection. A novel approach which avoids nanofabrication on…

quant-ph2021★ 42 cited

Quantum Computation Protocol for Dressed Spins in a Global Field

Amanda E. Seedhouse, Ingvild Hansen, Arne Laucht +3

Spin qubits are contenders for scalable quantum computation because of their long coherence times demonstrated in a variety of materials, but individual control by frequency-select…

quant-ph2021★ 8 cited

Optimised Multithreaded CV-QKD Reconciliation for Global Quantum Networks

Xiaoyu Ai, Robert Malaney

Designing a practical Continuous Variable (CV) Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) system requires an estimation of the quantum channel characteristics and the extraction of secure key…

quant-ph2021★ 22 cited

Fast Bayesian tomography of a two-qubit gate set in silicon

T. J. Evans, W. Huang, J. Yoneda +9

Benchmarking and characterising quantum states and logic gates is essential in the development of devices for quantum computing. We introduce a Bayesian approach to self-consistent…

quant-ph2021★ 5 cited

What can unitary sequences tell us about multi-time physics?

Gregory A. L. White, Felix A. Pollock, Lloyd C. L. Hollenberg +2

Multi-time quantum processes are endowed with the same richness as multipartite states, including temporal entanglement and exotic causal structures. However, experimentally probin…

quant-ph2021★ 11 cited

Temporal Modes of Light in Satellite-to-Earth Quantum Communications

Ziqing Wang, Robert Malaney, Ryan Aguinaldo

The photonic Temporal Mode (TM) represents a possible candidate for the delivery of viable multidimensional quantum communications. However, relative to other multidimensional quan…

quant-ph2021★ 252 cited

Precision tomography of a three-qubit donor quantum processor in silicon

Mateusz T. Mądzik, Serwan Asaad, Akram Youssry +17

Nuclear spins were among the first physical platforms to be considered for quantum information processing, because of their exceptional quantum coherence and atomic-scale footprint…

quant-ph2021★ 14 cited

Fast coherent control of an NV- spin ensemble using a KTaO3 dielectric resonator at cryogenic temperatures

Hyma H. Vallabhapurapu, James P. Slack-Smith, Vikas K. Sewani +4

Microwave delivery to samples in a cryogenic environment can pose experimental challenges such as restricting optical access, space constraints and heat generation. Moreover, exist…

quant-ph2021★ 64 cited

Fundamental limits for reciprocal and non-reciprocal non-Hermitian quantum sensing

Liying Bao, Bo Qi, Daoyi Dong +1

Non-Hermitian dynamics has been widely studied to enhance the precision of quantum sensing; and non-reciprocity can be a powerful resource for non-Hermitian quantum sensing, as non…

quant-ph2021

Enhanced Uplink Quantum Communication with Satellites via Downlink Channels

Eduardo Villaseñor, Mingjian He, Ziqing Wang +2

In developing the global Quantum Internet, quantum communication with low-Earth-orbit satellites will play a pivotal role. Such communication will need to be two way: effective not…

quant-ph2021★ 14 cited

Learning Control of Quantum Systems

Daoyi Dong

This paper provides a brief introduction to learning control of quantum systems. In particular, the following aspects are outlined, including gradient-based learning for optimal co…

quant-ph2021★ 8 cited

Spatially-resolved decoherence of donor spins in silicon strained by a metallic electrode

V. Ranjan, B. Albanese, E. Albertinale +10

Electron spins are amongst the most coherent solid-state systems known, however, to be used in devices for quantum sensing and information processing applications, they must be typ…