Title :
Hybridization of superconducting flux qubits and diamond ensembles
Author :
Munro, William J. ; Saito, Sakuyoshi ; Xiaobo Zhu ; Matsuzaki, Yuichiro ; Amsuss, Robert ; Kakuyanagi, Kosuke ; Shimo-Oka, Takaaki ; Mizuochi, Norikazu ; Nemoto, Kae ; Semba, Kouichi
Author_Institution :
NTT Basic Res. Labs., NTT Corp., Atsugi, Japan
Abstract :
The development of moderate scale quantum devices requires stable quantum bits in which we can process, store and transport quantum information. Superconducting flux qubits are well known for their processing ability while electron-spin nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond are a natural memory candidate. Here we report on strong coupling and coherent exchange of a single quantum of energy between these hybrid systems as well as the realization of a quantum memory operation.
Keywords :
diamond; light coherence; optical couplers; optical storage; quantum optics; C; diamond ensemble hybridization; electron-spin nitrogen-vacancy centers; light coherence; optical coupling; quantum bit stability; quantum devices; quantum information processing; quantum information storage; quantum information transport; quantum memory operation; superconducting flux qubit hybridization; Couplings; Diamonds; Educational institutions; Elementary particle vacuum; Nitrogen; Optical switches;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA