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Selective Decoupling and Hamiltonian Engineering in Dipolar Spin Networks

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Publication Date2019-01-10
JournalPhysical Review Letters
AuthorsAshok Ajoy, Ulf Bissbort, Dario Poletti, Paola Cappellaro
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Citations14

We present a protocol to selectively decouple, recouple, and engineer effective interactions in mesoscopic dipolar spin networks. In particular, we develop a versatile protocol that relies upon magic angle spinning to perform Hamiltonian engineering. By using global control fields in conjunction with a local actuator, such as a diamond nitrogen vacancy center located in the vicinity of a nuclear spin network, both global and local control over the effective couplings can be achieved. We show that the resulting effective Hamiltonian can be well understood within a simple, intuitive geometric picture, and corroborate its validity by performing exact numerical simulations in few-body systems. Applications of our method are in the emerging fields of two-dimensional room temperature quantum simulators in diamond platforms, as well as in molecular magnet systems.

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