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Title: Suppressing spectral diffusion of emitted photons with optical pulses

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters
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  1. Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
  2. Northeastern Univ., Boston, MA (United States)
  3. Univ. of Chicago, Chicago, IL (United States)
  4. Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States)

In many quantum architectures the solid-state qubits, such as quantum dots or color centers, are interfaced via emitted photons. However, the frequency of photons emitted by solid-state systems exhibits slow uncontrollable fluctuations over time (spectral diffusion), creating a serious problem for implementation of the photon-mediated protocols. Here we show that a sequence of optical pulses applied to the solid-state emitter can stabilize the emission line at the desired frequency. We demonstrate efficiency, robustness, and feasibility of the method analytically and numerically. Taking nitrogen-vacancy center in diamond as an example, we show that only several pulses, with the width of 1 ns, separated by few ns (which is not difficult to achieve) can suppress spectral diffusion. As a result, our method provides a simple and robust way to greatly improve the efficiency of photon-mediated entanglement and/or coupling to photonic cavities for solid-state qubits.

Research Organization:
Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
DMR1339564; AC02-07CH11358
OSTI ID:
1239145
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1235788
Report Number(s):
IS-J-8664; PRLTAO
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Vol. 116, Issue 3; ISSN 0031-9007
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 20 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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