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    Spin-polarized transport tomography of a quantum-dot spin qubit via ferromagnetic leads

    M. B. Sambú

    L. Sanz* and F. M. Souza†

    • *Contact author: lsanz@ufu.br
    • †Contact author: fmsouza@ufu.br

    Phys. Rev. A 114, 042621 – Published 21 October, 2026

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/3vgt-28n1

    Abstract

    We propose a theoretical protocol for reconstructing the density matrix of a single-electron spin qubit using spin-polarized transport. The system consists of a quantum dot coupled to ferromagnetic reservoirs and subject to a magnetic field lying in the xy plane of the Bloch sphere. Spin-dependent tunneling events measured along the x±, y±, and z± quantization axes give rise to probability distributions that encode the quantum state of the qubit. The open-system dynamics are described using a Lindblad master equation, which captures the time evolution of the spin under continuous coupling to the reservoirs. By counting tunneling events for four different magnetic alignments, we formulate a scheme for reconstructing the full density matrix of the qubit. The resulting simulation data are analyzed using Gaussian process regression as a supervised machine-learning postprocessing tool to reconstruct smooth time-dependent density-matrix elements from the measured probability distributions. The proposed model enables complete access to the open-system density matrix, including both population probabilities and relative phase information. Successful state reconstruction demonstrates the validity and robustness of the approach, highlighting its applicability to experimentally accessible spin-transport platforms.

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