title: Coherent control of a single electron spin with electric fields.
abstract: Manipulation of single spins is essential for spin-based quantum information processing. Electrical control instead of magnetic control is particularly appealing for this purpose, because electric fields are easy to generate locally on-chip. We experimentally realized coherent control of a single-electron spin in a quantum dot using an oscillating electric field generated by a local gate. The electric field induced coherent transitions (Rabi oscillations) between spin-up and spin-down with 90 degrees rotations as fast as approximately 55 nanoseconds. Our analysis indicated that the electrically induced spin transitions were mediated by the spin-orbit interaction. Taken together with the recently demonstrated coherent exchange of two neighboring spins, our results establish the feasibility of fully electrical manipulation of spin qubits.
authors.affiliation: Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, Post Office Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, the Netherlands. k.c.nowack@tudelft.nl
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Nowack
authors.forename: F H L
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Koppens
authors.forename: Yu V
authors.initials: YV
authors.lastname: Nazarov
authors.forename: L M K
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Vandersypen