Broadband population transfer based on suture adiabatic pulses
Phys. Rev. Applied 25, 034094 – Published 31 March, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/krfv-2djx
Abstract
High-fidelity coherent population transfer plays a vital role in the realization of quantum memories. However, population transfer with high performance across a broad frequency range is still challenging due to the finite Rabi coupling strength limited by laser powers. Here we propose a population-transfer scheme by suturing adiabatic control pulses where each pulse covers a certain frequency interval and that are connected in a way that neighboring adiabatic pulses have opposite chirping directions. Taking the widely used hyperbolic-square-hyperbolic pulse as an example, we demonstrate that rapid and robust population transfer can be achieved. The transfer bandwidth scales linearly with the number of suture pulses while maintaining high fidelity, even at the suture points where adiabaticity breaks down. Crucially, these pulses can be realized by a single laser by means of temporal multiplexing. For a given bandwidth, this strategy substantially reduces the operational time, which is necessary for on-demand read out and suppression of decoherence effects. Our scheme enables a dramatic increase in multimode storage capacity, and paves the way for realizing practical quantum networks.
