Quantum logic for state preparation, readout, and leakage detection with binary subspace measurements

TL;DR

This paper introduces a quantum logic spectroscopy technique for non-demolition measurements that enables high-fidelity state preparation, leakage detection, and improved SPAM fidelity, facilitating scalable quantum computing.

Contribution

The authors present a novel binary subspace measurement scheme using quantum logic spectroscopy for efficient state preparation and leakage detection in quantum systems.

Findings

Efficient discrimination of hyperfine sublevels using K measurement sequences.

Enhanced SPAM fidelity through error detection and correction.

Potential for scalable quantum computer engineering with reduced complexity.

Abstract

We discuss a general technique for using quantum logic spectroscopy to perform quantum non-demolition (QND) measurements that determine which of two subspaces a logic ion is in. We then show how to use the scheme to perform high fidelity state preparation and measurement (SPAM) and non-destructive leakage detection, as well as how this would reduce the engineering task associated with building larger quantum computers. Using a magnetic field gradient, we can apply a geometric phase interaction to map the magnetic sensitivity of the logic into onto the spin-flip probability of a readout ion. In the `low quantization field' regime, where the Zeeman splitting of the sublevels in the hyperfine ground state manifold are approximately integer multiples of each other, we show how to we can use the technique to distinguish between $2^{K}$ hyperfine sublevels in only $K$ logic/readout measurement sequences--opening the door for efficient state preparation of the logic ion. Finally, we show how the binary nature of the scheme, as well as its potential for high QND purity, let us improve SPAM fidelities by detecting and correcting errors rather than preventing them.