Universal coherence protection in a solid-state spin qubit

Kevin C. Miao, Joseph P. Blanton, Christopher P. Anderson, Alexandre Bourassa, Alexander L. Crook, Gary Wolfowicz, Hiroshi Abe, Takeshi Ohshima, David D. Awschalom

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Abstract

Decoherence limits the physical realization of qubits, and its mitigation is critical for the development of quantum science and technology. We construct a robust qubit embedded in a decoherence-protected subspace, obtained by applying microwave dressing to a clock transition of the ground-state electron spin of a silicon carbide divacancy defect. The qubit is universally protected from magnetic, electric, and temperature fluctuations, which account for nearly all relevant decoherence channels in the solid state. This culminates in an increase of the qubit's inhomogeneous dephasing time by more than four orders of magnitude (to >22 milliseconds), while its Hahn-echo coherence time approaches 64 milliseconds. Requiring few key platformindependent components, this result suggests that substantial coherence improvements can be achieved in a wide selection of quantum architectures.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1493-1497
Number of pages5
JournalScience
Volume369
Issue number6509
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2020
Externally publishedYes

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