Quantum logic for state preparation, readout, and leakage detection with binary subspace measurements

Abstract

We discuss a general technique for using quantum logic spectroscopy to perform quantum non-demolition (QND) measurements that determine which of two subspaces a logic ion is in. We then show how to use the scheme to perform high fidelity state preparation and measurement (SPAM) and non-destructive leakage detection, as well as how this would reduce the engineering task associated with building larger quantum computers. Using a magnetic field gradient, we can apply a geometric phase interaction to map the magnetic sensitivity of the logic into onto the spin-flip probability of a readout ion. In the `low quantization field' regime, where the Zeeman splitting of the sublevels in the hyperfine ground state manifold are approximately integer multiples of each other, we show how to we can use the technique to distinguish between $2^{K}$ hyperfine sublevels in only $K$ logic/readout measurement sequences--opening the door for efficient state preparation of the logic ion. Finally, we show how the binary nature of the scheme, as well as its potential for high QND purity, let us improve SPAM fidelities by detecting and correcting errors rather than preventing them.