Phonon-mediated quantum state transfer and remote qubit entanglement

Abstract

Quantum information processing platforms typically require qubits to talk to each other. To date, photons (either optical or microwave) have been the carrier of choice to transfer quantum states between the qubits. For some solid-state systems, however, the vibrational properties of the materials themselves, phonons, could be advantageous. Bienfait et al. describe the deterministic emission and capture of itinerant phonons through an acoustic communication channel, enabling the phonon-based coherent transfer of quantum states from one superconducting qubit to another and the quantum entanglement of the two qubits over the acoustic channel. The results provide a route to couple hybrid quantum solid-state systems using surface acoustic waves.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Apr 26, 2019
Source ID
10.1126/science.aaw8415

Entities

People

  • Andrew Cleland
  • Audrey Bienfait
  • C. R. Conner
  • Etienne Dumur
  • Gregory Peairs
  • H-S Chang
  • Joel Grebel
  • Kevin J Satzinger
  • M-H Chou
  • Rhys G Povey
  • Youpeng Zhong

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • Argonne National Laboratory
  • National Science Foundation
  • United States Army Research Laboratory
  • United States Department of Energy
  • University of California
  • University of Chicago

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.
  • Superconducting Magnet Technology

Technology Areas

  • Quantum Computing
  • Quantum Science - Quantum Dots