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arXiv:quant-ph/0508144 · Physical Review A

Quantum measurement of a mesoscopic spin ensemble

G. Giedke, Jacob M. Taylor, Domenica D’Alessandro, Mikhail D. Lukin, Ataç İmamoğlu

Published Sep 15, 2006• 87 citations
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Abstract

We describe a method for precise estimation of the polarization of a mesoscopic spin ensemble by using its coupling to a single two-level system. Our approach requires a minimal number of measurements on the two-level system for a given measurement precision. We consider the application of this method to the case of nuclear-spin ensemble defined by a single electron-charged quantum dot: we show that decreasing the electron spin dephasing due to nuclei and increasing the fidelity of nuclear-spin-based quantum memory could be within the reach of present day experiments.

DOI
10.1103/physreva.74.032316

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