Quadrature-Symmetric PulsePol for Robust Quantum Control Beyond the Ideal Pulse Approximation

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2604.04789v1
• Date: Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:57:53 GMT
• Title: Quadrature-Symmetric PulsePol for Robust Quantum Control Beyond the Ideal Pulse Approximation
• Abstract summary: PulsePol is an elegantly designed pulse-sequence-based quantum control scheme.<n>We revisit PulsePol under finite-pulse constraints and show that its performance significantly degrades due to finite-pulse effects.<n>We establish Q-PulsePol as a practical and reliable scheme for bulk hyperpolarization of nuclear spins in solids.
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• Abstract: PulsePol is an elegantly designed pulse-sequence-based quantum control scheme that enables polarization transfer between electron and nuclear spins, for example, in nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers. However, previous analyses of PulsePol assumed very strong, near-ideal, instantaneous microwave pulses, which is rarely achievable at higher magnetic fields. We revisit the PulsePol scheme under finite-pulse constraints and show that its performance significantly degrades due to finite-pulse effects. Using bimodal Floquet theory, we identify the symmetry-breaking mechanism responsible for this deterioration in fidelity. By phase adjustment, we reestablish the proper symmetry of the interaction-frame spin Hamiltonian, leading to a sequence called Q-PulsePol, where "Q" reflects the restored quadrature symmetry. Our results demonstrate robustness to finite-pulse effects and improved polarization transfer efficiency, establishing Q-PulsePol as a practical and reliable scheme for bulk hyperpolarization of nuclear spins in solids using a single-mode (zero-quantum or double-quantum) transfer. This work bridges idealized quantum control with realistic pulse engineering, establishing design rules for spin-based quantum control protocols.

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