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Robust light-controlled qubits

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Optical control of geometric phase is demonstrated, paving the way towards quantum state control of the nitrogen–vacancy centre in diamond becoming resilient, spatially selective and scalable.

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Figure 1: Optical manipulation of the geometric phase.

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Rogers, L., Jelezko, F. Robust light-controlled qubits. Nature Photon 10, 147–148 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2016.29

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