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arXiv:1212.0726 · Physical Review Letters

Cavity-Mediated Entanglement Generation Via Landau-Zener Interferometry

Claudia Quintana, Karl D. Petersson, Louis W. McFaul, Srikanth J. Srinivasan, Andrew Houck, J. R. Petta

Published Apr 26, 2013• 52 citations
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Abstract

We demonstrate quantum control and entanglement generation using a Landau-Zener beam splitter formed by coupling two transmon qubits to a superconducting cavity. Single passage through the cavity-mediated qubit-qubit avoided crossing provides a direct test of the Landau-Zener transition formula. Consecutive sweeps result in Landau-Zener-Stückelberg interference patterns, with a visibility that can be sensitively tuned by adjusting the level velocity through both the nonadiabatic and adiabatic regimes. Two-qubit state tomography indicates that a Bell state can be generated via a single passage, with a fidelity of 78% limited by qubit relaxation.

DOI
10.1103/physrevlett.110.173603

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