Controlled high-fidelity navigation in the charge stability diagram of a double quantum dot

J Phys Condens Matter. 2015 Mar 25;27(11):115303. doi: 10.1088/0953-8984/27/11/115303. Epub 2015 Mar 4.

Abstract

We propose an efficient control protocol for charge transfer in a double quantum dot. We consider numerically a two-dimensional model system, where the quantum dots are subjected to time-dependent electric fields corresponding to experimental gate voltages. Our protocol enables navigation in the charge stability diagram from a state to another through controllable variation of the fields. We show that the well-known adiabatic Landau-Zener transition-when supplemented with a time-dependent field tailored with optimal control theory-can remarkably improve the transition speed. The results also lead to a simple control scheme obtained from the experimental charge stability diagram that requires only a single parameter. Eventually, we can achieve the ultrafast performance of the composite pulse protocol that allows the system to be driven at the quantum speed limit.