Spin quantum computing

The possibility to access the quantum nature of matter at the mesoscopic level has opened a new era in condensed matter physics. Its success is based on the low dimensionality reached for the charge carriers, i.e., on the strong confinement of spatial dimensions to length scales comparable to the particle’s wavelength.

Quantum dots (QDs) are nanostructures hosted in semiconductors where a few electrons can be electrostatically trapped in discrete states. Therefore, QDs allow us to access and control the quantum nature of single electrons and interactions between them. Since the first measurements of few-electron phenomena in lateral gated QDs, the focus of applications of these systems has shifted from single spintronics toward quantum information science, as originally envisioned by Loss and DiVincenzo.

My main research interests in this field are the coupling between distant spin qubits and the control over negative influences of the environment with the goal of a scalable design of useful quantum devices based on this promising qubit platform.

Related Publications

Flopping-mode electric dipole spin resonance

Flopping-mode electric dipole spin resonance

The flopping-mode configuration enables low-power spin control in quantum dot arrays.
Electric-field control and noise protection of the flopping-mode spin qubit

Electric-field control and noise protection of the flopping-mode spin qubit

The flopping-mode spin qubit can be efficiently controlled and protected from charge fluctuations.
Two double quantum dots

Optimized cavity-mediated dispersive two-qubit gates between spin qubits

Performance of single-electron spin qubits in DQDs with respect to dispersive long-distance two-qubit gates mediated by virtual cavity photons.
A coherent spin–photon interface in silicon

A coherent spin–photon interface in silicon

First demonstration of strong coupling between a single spin in silicon and a single microwave-frequency photon.
Input-output theory for spin-photon coupling in Si double quantum dots

Input-output theory for spin-photon coupling in Si double quantum dots

The recent advances in Si DQDs fabrication and control, a spin-photon coupling of more than 10 MHz with a sufficiently low spin decoherence rate is achievable, potentially allowing the strong-coupling regime and paving the way towards a spin-based quantum processor with full connectivity.