A scalable quantum computation platform : solid state quantum memories coupled to photonic integrated circuits

Quantum computation and communication systems exploit quantum mechanical effects to surpass their classical counterparts in certain applications. However, while proof-of-principle experimental demonstrations have been performed, these are limited to a handful of nodes with limited - and often immutable - connectivity. Here we demonstrate an integrated platform for solid state quantum information processing. Pre-characterized solid state quantum nodes (nitrogen vacancy centers in diamond nanophotonic structures) are placed into a photonic integrated circuit which allows for low-loss and phase-stable collection, routing, and detection of photons as well as on-chip state manipulation and classical control. Moreover, the fabrication of high-quality photonic resonators in diamond allows for the increased emission and collection rates of photons coherent with the spin state. These two advances promise an on-chip entanglement rate much larger than the decoherence rate, allowing the creation and maintenance of cluster states for quantum computation.

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2018

Author dc:creator

• Mouradian, Sara L. (Sara Lambert)

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Dirk R. Englund.

• Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

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• MIT theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed, downloaded, or printed from this source but further reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

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eng

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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/118096

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oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/118096