Thin Film Lithium Niobate on Diamond (LiNDa) platform for Efficient Spin-Phonon Coupling

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Main Authors: Xu, Zhujing, Ding, Sophie Weiyi, Cornell, Eliza, Mohideen, Salma, Yeh, Matthew, Kuruma, Kazuhiro, Magalhaes, Leticia, Shams-Ansari, Amirhassan, Pingault, Benjamin, Loncar, Marko
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author Xu, Zhujing
Ding, Sophie Weiyi
Cornell, Eliza
Mohideen, Salma
Yeh, Matthew
Kuruma, Kazuhiro
Magalhaes, Leticia
Shams-Ansari, Amirhassan
Pingault, Benjamin
Loncar, Marko
author_facet Xu, Zhujing
Ding, Sophie Weiyi
Cornell, Eliza
Mohideen, Salma
Yeh, Matthew
Kuruma, Kazuhiro
Magalhaes, Leticia
Shams-Ansari, Amirhassan
Pingault, Benjamin
Loncar, Marko
contents Negatively charged silicon vacancy (SiV) center in diamonds are leading candidates for solid-state quantum memories that can be controlled using electromagnetic or acoustic waves. The latter are particularly promising due to strong strain response of SiV, enabling large spin-phonon interaction strengths. Indeed, coherent spin control via surface acoustic waves (SAW) has been demonstrated and is essential for developing on-chip phononic quantum networks. However, the absence of piezoelectricity in diamond requires interfacing with a piezoelectric material for efficient transduction and delivery of acoustic waves to spins in diamonds. Here, we demonstrate a heterogeneously integrated phononic platform that combines thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) with diamond to enable acoustic control of single SiV spins. Additionally, leveraging large SAW-induced strain at the location of SiV, we achieve coherent acoustic control of an electron spin with more than twofold improvement in Rabi frequency compared to the state-of-the-art devices based on aluminum nitride-on-diamond. This work represents a crucial step towards realizing phonon-based quantum information processing systems.
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spellingShingle Thin Film Lithium Niobate on Diamond (LiNDa) platform for Efficient Spin-Phonon Coupling
Xu, Zhujing
Ding, Sophie Weiyi
Cornell, Eliza
Mohideen, Salma
Yeh, Matthew
Kuruma, Kazuhiro
Magalhaes, Leticia
Shams-Ansari, Amirhassan
Pingault, Benjamin
Loncar, Marko
Quantum Physics
Negatively charged silicon vacancy (SiV) center in diamonds are leading candidates for solid-state quantum memories that can be controlled using electromagnetic or acoustic waves. The latter are particularly promising due to strong strain response of SiV, enabling large spin-phonon interaction strengths. Indeed, coherent spin control via surface acoustic waves (SAW) has been demonstrated and is essential for developing on-chip phononic quantum networks. However, the absence of piezoelectricity in diamond requires interfacing with a piezoelectric material for efficient transduction and delivery of acoustic waves to spins in diamonds. Here, we demonstrate a heterogeneously integrated phononic platform that combines thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) with diamond to enable acoustic control of single SiV spins. Additionally, leveraging large SAW-induced strain at the location of SiV, we achieve coherent acoustic control of an electron spin with more than twofold improvement in Rabi frequency compared to the state-of-the-art devices based on aluminum nitride-on-diamond. This work represents a crucial step towards realizing phonon-based quantum information processing systems.
title Thin Film Lithium Niobate on Diamond (LiNDa) platform for Efficient Spin-Phonon Coupling
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.08895