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Title: Phonon-mediated quantum state transfer and remote qubit entanglement

Abstract

Phonons, and in particular surface acoustic wave phonons, have been proposed as a means to coherently couple distant solid-state quantum systems. Individual phonons in a resonant structure can be controlled and detected by superconducting qubits, enabling the coherent generation and measurement of complex stationary phonon states. In this work, we report the deterministic emission and capture of itinerant surface acoustic wave phonons, enabling the quantum entanglement of two superconducting qubits. Using a 2-millimeter-long acoustic quantum communication channel, equivalent to a 500-nanosecond delay line, we demonstrate the emission and recapture of a phonon by one superconducting qubit, quantum state transfer between two superconducting qubits with a 67% efficiency, and, by partial transfer of a phonon, generation of an entangled Bell pair with a fidelity of 84%.

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Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program; Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) - Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR); U.S. Army Research Laboratory; National Science Foundation (NSF)
OSTI Identifier:
1547478
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1526261
Grant/Contract Number:  
FWP 50503; AC02-06CH11357
Resource Type:
Published Article
Journal Name:
Science
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Science Journal Volume: 364 Journal Issue: 6438; Journal ID: ISSN 0036-8075
Publisher:
AAAS
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY

Citation Formats

Bienfait, A., Satzinger, K. J., Zhong, Y. P., Chang, H. -S., Chou, M. -H., Conner, C. R., Dumur, É., Grebel, J., Peairs, G. A., Povey, R. G., and Cleland, A. N. Phonon-mediated quantum state transfer and remote qubit entanglement. United States: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1126/science.aaw8415.
Bienfait, A., Satzinger, K. J., Zhong, Y. P., Chang, H. -S., Chou, M. -H., Conner, C. R., Dumur, É., Grebel, J., Peairs, G. A., Povey, R. G., & Cleland, A. N. Phonon-mediated quantum state transfer and remote qubit entanglement. United States. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaw8415
Bienfait, A., Satzinger, K. J., Zhong, Y. P., Chang, H. -S., Chou, M. -H., Conner, C. R., Dumur, É., Grebel, J., Peairs, G. A., Povey, R. G., and Cleland, A. N. Thu . "Phonon-mediated quantum state transfer and remote qubit entanglement". United States. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaw8415.
@article{osti_1547478,
title = {Phonon-mediated quantum state transfer and remote qubit entanglement},
author = {Bienfait, A. and Satzinger, K. J. and Zhong, Y. P. and Chang, H. -S. and Chou, M. -H. and Conner, C. R. and Dumur, É. and Grebel, J. and Peairs, G. A. and Povey, R. G. and Cleland, A. N.},
abstractNote = {Phonons, and in particular surface acoustic wave phonons, have been proposed as a means to coherently couple distant solid-state quantum systems. Individual phonons in a resonant structure can be controlled and detected by superconducting qubits, enabling the coherent generation and measurement of complex stationary phonon states. In this work, we report the deterministic emission and capture of itinerant surface acoustic wave phonons, enabling the quantum entanglement of two superconducting qubits. Using a 2-millimeter-long acoustic quantum communication channel, equivalent to a 500-nanosecond delay line, we demonstrate the emission and recapture of a phonon by one superconducting qubit, quantum state transfer between two superconducting qubits with a 67% efficiency, and, by partial transfer of a phonon, generation of an entangled Bell pair with a fidelity of 84%.},
doi = {10.1126/science.aaw8415},
journal = {Science},
number = 6438,
volume = 364,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Apr 25 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Thu Apr 25 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}

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