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Quantum gates activated with laser precision

A new method enables precise control of spin qubits in diamond by selectively activating them with a laser beam, thus paving the way to the control of spin qubits in dense arrays for applications in quantum technology.

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Fig. 1: Schematic of the selective activation of a single spin qubit with a focussed laser beam.

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Taminiau, T.H. Quantum gates activated with laser precision. Nat. Photon. 16, 617–618 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-022-01066-z

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