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arXiv:2009.03718 · Physical Review A

Optimized geometric quantum computation with a mesoscopic ensemble of Rydberg atoms

Chenyue Guo, L.-L. Yan, Shou Zhang, Shi‐Lei Su, Weibin Li

Published Oct 16, 2020• 59 citations
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Abstract

We propose a nonadiabatic non-Abelian geometric quantum operation scheme to realize universal quantum computation with mesoscopic Rydberg atoms. A single control atom entangles a mesoscopic ensemble of target atoms through long-range interactions between Rydberg states. We demonstrate theoretically that both the single-qubit and two-qubit quantum gates can achieve high fidelities around or above $99.9%$ in ideal situations. Besides, to address the experimental issue of Rabi frequency fluctuation (Rabi error) in Rydberg atom and ensemble, we apply the dynamical-invariant-based zero systematic-error sensitivity (ZSS) optimal control theory to the proposed scheme. Our numerical simulations show that the average fidelity could be $99.98%$ for single ensemble qubit gate and $99.94%$ for two-qubit gate even when the Rabi frequency of the gate laser acquires $10%$ fluctuations. We also find that the optimized scheme can also reduce errors caused by higher order perturbation terms in deriving the Hamiltonian of the ensemble atoms. To address the experimental issue of decoherence error between the ground state and Rydberg levels in Rydberg ensemble, we introduce a dispersive coupling regime between Rydberg and ground levels, based on which the Rydberg state is adiabatically discarded. The numerical simulation demonstrate that the quantum gate is enhanced. By combining strong Rydberg atom interactions, nonadiabatic geometric quantum computation, dynamical invariant and optimal control theory together, our scheme shows another route to construct fast and robust quantum gates with mesoscopic atomic ensembles. Our study contributes to the ongoing effort in developing quantum information processing with Rydberg atoms trapped in optical lattices or tweezer arrays.

DOI
10.1103/physreva.102.042607

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