High-fidelity quantum state control of a polar molecular ion in a cryogenic environment

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2506.14740v2
• Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2025 01:52:34 GMT
• Title: High-fidelity quantum state control of a polar molecular ion in a cryogenic environment
• Authors: Dalton Chaffee, Baruch Margulis, April Sheffield, Julian Schmidt, April Reisenfeld, David R. Leibrandt, Dietrich Leibfried, Chin-Wen Chou,
• Abstract summary: We use a quantum-logic spectroscopy protocol to control the quantum state of a CaH+ ion in a cryogenic environment.<n>The protocol does not require any molecule-specific lasers and the detection scheme is non-destructive.
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• License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
• Abstract: We use a quantum-logic spectroscopy (QLS) protocol to control the quantum state of a CaH+ ion in a cryogenic environment, in which reduced thermal radiation extends rotational state lifetimes by an order of magnitude over those at room temperature. By repeatedly and adaptively probing the molecule, detecting the outcome of each probe via an atomic ion, and using a Bayesian update scheme to quantify confidence in the molecular state, we demonstrate state preparation and measurement (SPAM) in a single quantum state with infidelity less than 6x10^-3 and measure Rabi flopping between two states with greater than 99% contrast. The protocol does not require any molecule-specific lasers and the detection scheme is non-destructive.

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