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A silicon-based surface code quantum computer

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Joe O’Gorman
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Naomi Nickerson
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Philipp Ross
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John J. L. Morton *
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Simon C. Benjamin *
DOI:10.1038/npjqi.2015.19delete
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Individual impurity atoms in silicon can make superb individual qubits, but it remains an immense challenge to build a multi-qubit processor: there is a basic conflict between nanometre separation desired for qubit-qubit interactions and the much larger scales that would enable control and addressing in a manufacturable and fault-tolerant architecture. Here we resolve this conflict by establishing the feasibility of surface code quantum computing using solid-state spins, or `data qubits', that are widely separated from one another. We use a second set of `probe' spins that are mechanically separate from the data qubits and move in and out of their proximity. The spin dipole-dipole interactions give rise to phase shifts; measuring a probe's total phase reveals the collective parity of the data qubits along the probe's path. Using a protocol that balances the systematic errors due to imperfect device fabrication, our detailed simulations show that substantial misalignments can be handled within fault-tolerant operations. We conclude that this simple `orbital probe' architecture overcomes many of the difficulties facing solid-state quantum computing, while minimising the complexity and offering qubit densities that are several orders of magnitude greater than other systems.
Keywords:
ELECTRON SPINS
NUCLEAR-SPIN
DIAMOND
STAGE
CARBIDE
DEVICE
MEMORY
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