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Coherent coupling of a superconducting flux qubit to an electron spin ensemble in diamond

Overview of attention for article published in Nature, October 2011
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Title
Coherent coupling of a superconducting flux qubit to an electron spin ensemble in diamond
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Nature, October 2011
DOI 10.1038/nature10462
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Authors

Xiaobo Zhu, Shiro Saito, Alexander Kemp, Kosuke Kakuyanagi, Shin-ichi Karimoto, Hayato Nakano, William J. Munro, Yasuhiro Tokura, Mark S. Everitt, Kae Nemoto, Makoto Kasu, Norikazu Mizuochi, Kouichi Semba

Abstract

During the past decade, research into superconducting quantum bits (qubits) based on Josephson junctions has made rapid progress. Many foundational experiments have been performed, and superconducting qubits are now considered one of the most promising systems for quantum information processing. However, the experimentally reported coherence times are likely to be insufficient for future large-scale quantum computation. A natural solution to this problem is a dedicated engineered quantum memory based on atomic and molecular systems. The question of whether coherent quantum coupling is possible between such natural systems and a single macroscopic artificial atom has attracted considerable attention since the first demonstration of macroscopic quantum coherence in Josephson junction circuits. Here we report evidence of coherent strong coupling between a single macroscopic superconducting artificial atom (a flux qubit) and an ensemble of electron spins in the form of nitrogen-vacancy colour centres in diamond. Furthermore, we have observed coherent exchange of a single quantum of energy between a flux qubit and a macroscopic ensemble consisting of about 3 × 10(7) such colour centres. This provides a foundation for future quantum memories and hybrid devices coupling microwave and optical systems.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 14 3%
United Kingdom 6 1%
Japan 5 1%
France 4 <1%
Austria 3 <1%
Germany 3 <1%
Spain 2 <1%
China 2 <1%
New Zealand 1 <1%
Other 3 <1%
Unknown 432 91%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 138 29%
Researcher 107 23%
Student > Master 43 9%
Student > Bachelor 38 8%
Professor > Associate Professor 28 6%
Other 72 15%
Unknown 49 10%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Physics and Astronomy 334 70%
Engineering 36 8%
Materials Science 18 4%
Chemistry 11 2%
Computer Science 4 <1%
Other 14 3%
Unknown 58 12%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 22. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 24 November 2011.
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