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arXiv:1611.02037

Landau-Zener Transitions in Spin Qubit Encoded in Three Quantum Dots

Jakub Łuczak, Bogdan R. Bułka

Published Nov 7, 2016• 0 citations
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Abstract

We study generation and dynamics of an exchange spin qubit encoded in three coherently coupled quantum dots with three electrons. For two geometries of the system a linear and a triangular one, the creation and coherent control of the qubit states are performed by the Landau--Zener transitions. In the triangular case both the qubit states are equivalent and can be easily generated for particular symmetries of the system. If one of the dots is smaller than the others one can observe Rabi oscillations, that can be used for coherent manipulation of the qubit states. The linear system is easier to fabricate; however, then the qubit states are not equivalent, making qubit operations more difficult to control.

DOI
10.48550/arxiv.1611.02037

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We study generation and dynamics of an exchange spin qubit encoded in three coherently coupled quantum dots with three electrons. For two geometries of the system, a linear and a triangular one, the creation and coherent control of the qubit states are performed by the Landau–Zener transitions. In the triangular case, both the qubit states are equivalent and can be easily generated for particular symmetries of the system. If one of the dots is smaller than the others, one can observe Rabi oscillations that can be used for coherent manipulation of the qubit states. The linear system is easier to fabricate; however, then the qubit states are not equivalent, making qubit operations more difficult to control.
The triple quantum dot energy level spectrum is far more complex than its double quantum dot counterpart. As a result it is a challenge to cleanly manipulate only the two required qubit states without invoking more complex multistate coherent evolution. In this talk I will describe experiments and modeling of lateral triple quantum dot devices where by suitable device gate (i.e. energy level spectrum) tuning and pulse characteristics we were able to characterize and manipulate various three spin qubit species. In particular I will describe measurements where the Landau-Zener –Stuckelberg approach previously demonstrated in double dots is extended to threeinteracting spin states permitting us to demonstrate phenomena such as pairwise exchange control. I will also demonstrate how by tuning the experimental parameters one can controllably switch to coherent oscillations originating from alternative potentially useful qubit states and how to distinguish them.
We present a model of a qubit built of three coherently coupled quantum dots with three spins in a triangular geometry. The qubit states are encoded in the doublet subspace and they are controlled by a gate voltage, which breaks the triangular symmetry of the system. We show how to prepare the qubit and to perform one-qubit operations. A doublet blockade effect in the current will be discussed. The blockade is related to an asymmetry of transfer rates from the electrodes to different doublet states and is used to read out the dynamics of the qubit state. Our research also presents analysis of the Rabi oscillations, decoherence, and leakage processes in the doublets subspace.
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