High-fidelity light-shift gate for clock-state qubits

C. H. Baldwin, B. J. Bjork, M. Foss-Feig, J. P. Gaebler, D. Hayes, M. G. Kokish, C. Langer, J. A. Sedlacek, D. Stack, and G. Vittorini
Phys. Rev. A 103, 012603 – Published 7 January 2021

Abstract

To date, the highest-fidelity quantum logic gates between two qubits have been achieved using the geometric-phase gate in trapped ions, with the two leading variants being the Mølmer-Sørensen gate and the light-shift (LS) gate. Both of these approaches have their respective advantages and challenges. For example, the latter is technically simpler and is natively insensitive to optical phases, but it has not been made to work directly on a clock-state qubit. We present a technique for implementing the LS gate that combines the best features of these two approaches: By using a small (MHz) detuning from a narrow (dipole-forbidden) optical transition, we are able to operate an LS gate directly on hyperfine clock states, achieving gate fidelities of 99.74(4)% using modest laser power at visible wavelengths. Current gate infidelities appear to be dominated by technical noise, and theoretical modeling suggests a path toward gate fidelity above 99.99%.

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  • Received 27 March 2020
  • Revised 25 November 2020
  • Accepted 30 November 2020

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.103.012603

©2021 American Physical Society

Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)

Atomic, Molecular & OpticalQuantum Information, Science & Technology

Authors & Affiliations

C. H. Baldwin, B. J. Bjork*, M. Foss-Feig, J. P. Gaebler, D. Hayes, M. G. Kokish, C. Langer, J. A. Sedlacek, D. Stack, and G. Vittorini

  • Honeywell Quantum Solutions, 303 S. Technology Ct. 80021 Broomfield, Colorado, USA

  • *bryce.bjork@honeywell.com
  • michael.feig@honeywell.com
  • daniel.stack@honeywell.com

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Vol. 103, Iss. 1 — January 2021

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