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. 2018 Jun 15;120(24):243604.
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.243604.

Sensing Coherent Dynamics of Electronic Spin Clusters in Solids

E L Rosenfeld  1 , L M Pham  2 , M D Lukin  1 , R L Walsworth  1   3
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Sensing Coherent Dynamics of Electronic Spin Clusters in Solids

E L Rosenfeld et al. Phys Rev Lett. .

Abstract

We observe coherent spin exchange between identical electronic spins in the solid state, a key step towards full quantum control of electronic spin registers in room temperature solids. In a diamond substrate, a single nitrogen vacancy (NV) center coherently couples to two adjacent S=1/2 dark electron spins via the magnetic dipolar interaction. We quantify NV-electron and electron-electron couplings via detailed spectroscopy, with good agreement to a model of strongly interacting spins. The electron-electron coupling enables an observation of coherent flip-flop dynamics between electronic spins in the solid state, which occur conditionally on the state of the NV. Finally, as a demonstration of coherent control, we selectively couple and transfer polarization between the NV and the pair of electron spins. Our observations enable the realization of fast quantum gate operations and quantum state transfer in a scalable, room temperature, quantum processor.

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