The Quantum Instrumentation Control Kit - Defect Arbitrary Waveform Generator (QICK-DAWG) is an extension of QICK with the purpose of controlling nitrogen-vacancy in diamond and other quantum defects for quantum sensing and other quantum applications. QICK-DAWG utilizes Xilinx Radio Frequency System-on-Chip (RFSoC) Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGAs) evaluation boards which are significantly less expensive than hardware currently available and have the potential for superior capabilities.
In this package we supply specific mw, laser, and readout pulsing code to characterize photoluminescence intensity, optically detected magnetic resonance (ODMR), spin readout, Rabi Oscillation, Hahn Echo T2, and T1 relaxation. A Jupyter Notebook Demo is included for performing all of these measurements with an RFSoC4x2 to demonstrate typical measurements.
- Either RFSoC4x2 or ZCU111
- Control Computer
- Low Frequency Differential Amplifier such as Texas Instruments LMH5401EVM
- 3 Voltage supplies to power the differential amplifier
- Router (required if using LAN connection) (example) and ethernet cords
To install QICKDAWG software follow the README found here. Software installation includes:
- necessary hardware modifications to the RFSoC4x2
- cloning QICK-DAWG
- installing necessary packages for the control computer/RFSoC4x2
- connecting to the RFSoC4x2
QICKDAWG has programs for the characterization of:
- Photoluminescence (PL) Intensity
- Optically Detected Magnetic Resonance (ODMR)
- Readout Window
- Rabi Oscillations
- Hanhn Echo T2
- T1 Relaxation
- Ramsey Interferometry
using a ZCU111 or RFSoC4x2. Support for the ZCU216 coming soon.
To raise an issue use the Issues button on the side bar. Email Andy Mounce at amounce@sandia.gov for further support.
Andy Mounce1, Emmeline Riendeau1,2,3
1: Center for Integrated Nanotechnology (CINT), Sandia National Laboratories
2: Haverford College '24
3: UChicago Physics Graduate Program
Thank you to Sho Uemura at Fermi Labs for helping us edit the QICK firmware.
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QICKDAWG project is active and updates will be added as changes are made.