High-Fidelity Control of a C 13 Nuclear Spin Coupled to a Tin-Vacancy Center in Diamond
Abstract
Nuclear spins near group-IV defects in diamond are promising candidates for quantum memories in quantum network applications. Here, we demonstrate high-fidelity control of a single C 13 nuclear spin coupled to a tin-vacancy center in diamond. We perform a combination of optical and microwave pumping to achieve initialization into a combined electronuclear spin state with a fidelity of 99.74(3)%. Harnessing a superconducting waveguide for radio-frequency driving, we demonstrate precise nuclear-spin control: Ramsey measurements reveal a coherence time of T 2 * = 1.5 ( 1 ) ms , and we use dynamical decoupling to extend it to 1.35(3) s. We perform randomized benchmarking, yielding a single-qubit gate fidelity of 99.92(1)%. This demonstrates a coherent spin-photon system with promising properties for quantum network nodes.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
Quantum and electron transport phenomena
Quantum optics and atomic interactions
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Physical Review X
- Publisher
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Volume
- 16
- Issue
- 1
- Publication date
- 9 February 2026
- Language
- EN