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Publication Quenching of dynamic nuclear polarization by spin–orbit coupling in GaAs quantum dots(Nature Pub. Group, 2015) Nichol, John M.; Harvey, Shannon; Shulman, Michael D.; Pal, Arijeet; Umansky, Vladimir; Rashba, Emmanuel; Halperin, Bertrand; Yacoby, AmirThe central-spin problem is a widely studied model of quantum decoherence. Dynamic nuclear polarization occurs in central-spin systems when electronic angular momentum is transferred to nuclear spins and is exploited in quantum information processing for coherent spin manipulation. However, the mechanisms limiting this process remain only partially understood. Here we show that spin–orbit coupling can quench dynamic nuclear polarization in a GaAs quantum dot, because spin conservation is violated in the electron–nuclear system, despite weak spin–orbit coupling in GaAs. Using Landau–Zener sweeps to measure static and dynamic properties of the electron spin–flip probability, we observe that the size of the spin–orbit and hyperfine interactions depends on the magnitude and direction of applied magnetic field. We find that dynamic nuclear polarization is quenched when the spin–orbit contribution exceeds the hyperfine, in agreement with a theoretical model. Our results shed light on the surprisingly strong effect of spin–orbit coupling in central-spin systems.Publication Driven Nonlinear Dynamics of Two Coupled Exchange-Only Qubits(American Physical Society (APS), 2014) Pal, Arijeet; Rashba, Emmanuel; Halperin, BertrandInspired by the creation of a fast exchange-only qubit [Medford et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 111, 050501 (2013)], we develop a theory describing the nonlinear dynamics of two such qubits that are capacitively coupled, when one of them is driven resonantly at a frequency equal to its level splitting. We include conditions of strong driving, where the Rabi frequency is a significant fraction of the level splitting, and we consider situations where the splitting for the second qubit may be the same as or different than the first. We demonstrate that coupling between qubits can be detected by reading the response of the second qubit, even when the coupling between them is only of about 1% of their level splittings, and we calculate entanglement between qubits. Patterns of nonlinear dynamics of coupled qubits and their entanglement are strongly dependent on the geometry of the system, and the specific mechanism of interqubit coupling deeply influences dynamics of both qubits. In particular, we describe the development of irregular dynamics in a two-qubit system, explore approaches for inhibiting it, and demonstrate the existence of an optimal range of coupling strength maintaining stability during the operational time.Publication Exact CNOT gates with a single nonlocal rotation for quantum-dot qubits(American Physical Society (APS), 2015) Pal, Arijeet; Rashba, Emmanuel; Halperin, BertrandWe investigate capacitively-coupled exchange-only two-qubit quantum gates based on quantum dots. For exchange-only coded qubits electron spin S and its projection Sz are exact quantum numbers. Capacitive coupling between qubits, as distinct from interqubit exchange, preserves these quantum numbers. We prove, both analytically and numerically, that conservation of the spins of individual qubits has a dramatic effect on the performance of two-qubit gates. By varying the level splittings of individual qubits, Ja and Jb, and the interqubit coupling time, t, we can find an infinite number of triples (Ja,Jb,t) for which the two-qubit entanglement, in combination with appropriate single-qubit rotations, can produce an exact cnot gate. This statement is true for practically arbitrary magnitude and form of capacitive interqubit coupling. Our findings promise a large decrease in the number of nonlocal (two-qubit) operations in quantum circuits.