Quantum technology

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10096376-B2
Application number	US-201515120578-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 23, 2015
Priority date	Feb 21, 2014
Publication date	Oct 9, 2018
Grant date	Oct 9, 2018

Abstract

A device for the storage and/or processing of quantum information comprises: a body ( 6 ), formed from a material having negligible net nuclear or electronic magnetic field; a set of data entities ( 4 ) embedded in said body, each having a plurality of magnetic field states; a set of probes ( 2 ), offset from the body, arranged to acquire internal phase shifts due to the magnetic fields of said data entities; wherein the probes ( 2 ) are each arranged to move relative to a plurality of data entities ( 4 ) in order that each probe ( 2 ) acquires an internal phase shift from the plurality of data entities ( 4 ); and means for reading each probe ( 2 ), thereby establishing a parity of the plurality of data entities ( 4 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A device for storage and/or processing of quantum information, the device comprising:
a first body, formed from a material having negligible net nuclear or electronic magnetic field;
a set of data entities embedded in said first body, each data entity of the set of data entities having a plurality of magnetic field states;
a set of probes, offset from the first body, arranged to acquire internal phase shifts due to magnetic fields of said set of data entities;
wherein each probe of the set of probes is arranged to move relative to a plurality of data entities of the set of data entities to permit each probe to acquire an internal phase shift from the plurality of data entities; and
a processor arranged to read each probe, establishing a parity of the plurality of data entities while maintaining any superposition of states with that parity.

2. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the set of data entities comprises qudits.

3. The device as claimed in claim 1 , comprising two magnetic field states for each data entity.

4. The device as claimed in claim 1 , arranged such that a probe acquires an internal phase shift from four data entities.

5. The device as claimed in claim 1 , arranged to flip the magnetic fields of the set of data entities and the set of probes after the parity is established for the plurality of data entities, before the probe re-acquires an internal phase shift from each data entity of the set of data entities in order to establish the parity of the plurality of data entities.

6. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the set of data entities comprises electrons or nuclei having net spins.

7. The device as claimed in claim 1 , comprising a spacing between adjacent data entities of between 100 nm and 1000 nm.

8. The device as claimed in claim 1 , comprising a measuring distance between a probe and a data entity of between 10 nm and 100 nm.

9. The device as claimed in claim 1 , comprising a second body in which the set of probes is embedded.

10. The device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein said second body is offset from the first body, and movable relative to the first body.

11. The device as claimed in a claim 1 , wherein the set of data entities and the set of probes are formed from a same material.

12. The device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein said set of data entities comprises phosphorous atoms.

13. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the set of probes comprises optically active entities.

14. The device as claimed in claim 13 , comprising charge-coupled device detectors arranged to capture an optical state of the set of probes.

15. The device as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the set of probes comprises nitrogen-vacancy centres in a diamond nano-crystal.

16. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first body comprises silicon.

17. The device as claimed in claim 1 , arranged to use two bases alternately for measurement of the parity.

18. The device as claimed in claim 17 , arranged to use an X-basis and a Z-basis.

19. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a probe performs a parity measurement on a number of complementary pluralities of data entities.

20. The device as claimed in claim 1 , comprising micromechanical systems to move the set of probes.

21. The device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the second body comprises a number of recesses between probes of the set of probes.

22. A method of processing quantum information using a plurality of probes arranged over a plurality of data entities, wherein each data entity of the plurality of data entities has a plurality of magnetic field states, the method comprising:
moving the plurality probes relative to said plurality of data entities such that each probe of the plurality of probes acquires an internal phase shift from each data entity of a group of data entities of said plurality of data entities in turn; and
measuring a total internal phase shift acquired by each probe, in order to measure a parity for said group of data entities while maintaining any superposition of states with that parity.

23. The method as claimed in claim 22 , wherein the plurality of data entities comprises qudits.

24. The method as claimed in claim 22 , wherein each data entity has two magnetic field states.

25. The method as claimed in claim 22 , comprising acquiring an internal phase shift from four data entities.

26. The method as claimed in claim 22 , comprising flipping magnetic fields of the plurality of data entities and the plurality of probes after establishing the parity for the group of data entities, before re-acquiring in each probe an internal phase shift from each data entity of the group of data entities of the plurality of data entities in order to establish a parity of the plurality of data entities.

27. The method as claimed in claim 22 , wherein the plurality of data entities comprises electrons or nuclei having net spins.

28. The method as claimed in claim 22 , wherein adjacent data entities are spaced apart by between 100 nm and 1000 nm.

29. The method as claimed in claim 22 , wherein a measuring distance between a probe and a data entity is between 10 nm and 100 nm.

30. The method as claimed in claim 22 , wherein the plurality of data entities is embedded in a first body, and the plurality of probes is embedded in a second body.

31. The method as claimed in claim 30 , wherein said second body is offset from the first body, and moves relative to the first body.

32. The method as claimed in claim 22 , wherein the plurality of data entities and the plurality of probes are formed from a same material.

33. The method as claimed in claim 32 , wherein said plurality of data entities comprises phosphorous atoms.

34. The method as claimed in claim 22 , wherein the plurality of probes comprises optically active entities.

35. The method as claimed in claim 34 , comprising using charge-coupled device detectors to capture an optical state of the plurality of probes.

36. The method as claimed in claim 34 , wherein the plurality of probes comprises nitrogen-vacancy centres in a diamond nano-crystal.

37. The method as claimed in claim 22 , comprising using metal gating above the plurality of probes to measure the internal phase shift.

38. The method as claimed in claim 30 , wherein the first body comprises silicon.

39. The method as claimed in claim 22 , comprising using two bases alternately for measurement of the parity.

40. The method as claimed in claim 39 , comprising using an X-basis and a Z-basis.

41. The method as claimed in claim 22 , comprising performing a parity measurement on a number of complementary pluralities of data entities.

42. The method as claimed in claim 22 , comprising moving the plurality of probes using micromechanical systems.

43. The method as claimed in claim 30 , wherein the second body comprises a number of recesses between probes of the plurality of probes.

44. A device for storage and/or processing of quantum information, the device comprising:
a body formed from a material having negligible

Assignees

• Univ Oxford Innovation Ltd

Inventors

• Benjamin simon
• Morton John

Classifications

• G11C23/00 Primary

  Digital stores characterised by movement of mechanical parts to effect storage, e.g. using balls; Storage elements therefor · CPC title

• G06N99/002

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06N10/40 Primary

  Physical realisations or architectures of quantum processors or components for manipulating qubits, e.g. qubit coupling or qubit control · CPC title