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<mark>Journal publication date</mark> | 30/09/2005 |
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<mark>Journal</mark> | Science |
Issue number | 5744 |
Volume | 309 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Pages (from-to) | 2180-2184 |
Publication Status | Published |
<mark>Original language</mark> | English |
We demonstrated coherent control of a quantum two-level system based on two-electron spin states in a double quantum dot, allowing state preparation, coherent manipulation, and projective readout. These techniques are based on rapid electrical control of the exchange interaction. Separating and later recombining a singlet spin state provided a measurement of the spin dephasing time, T(2)*, of similar to 10 nanoseconds, limited by hyperfine interactions with the gallium arsenide host nuclei. Rabi oscillations of two-electron spin states were demonstrated, and spin-echo pulse sequences were used to suppress hyperfine-induced dephasing. Using these quantum control techniques, a coherence time for two-electron spin states exceeding 1 microsecond was observed.