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Coherent manipulation of a Majorana qubit by a mechanical resonator

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2015-09-08 v2 Quantum Physics

Abstract

We propose a hybrid system composed of a Majorana qubit and a nanomechanical resonator, implemented by a spin-orbit-coupled superconducting nanowire, using a set of static and oscillating ferromagnetic gates. The ferromagnetic gates induce Majorana bound states in the nanowire, which hybridize and constitute a Majorana qubit. Due to the oscillation of one of these gates, the Majorana qubit can be coherently rotated. By tuning the gate voltage to modulate the local spin-orbit coupling, it is possible to reach the resonance of the qubit-oscillator system for relatively strong couplings.

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@article{arxiv.1506.05879,
  title  = {Coherent manipulation of a Majorana qubit by a mechanical resonator},
  author = {P. Zhang and Franco Nori},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1506.05879},
  year   = {2015}
}

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6 pages, 4 figures