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Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics

Quantum logic gates for spin cluster qubits

Jian-Li Huo, Shun-Jin Wang

Published Jun 1, 2010• 0 citations
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Abstract

We study the low energy states of one-dimensional spin chain clusters consisting of three spin-1/2 Heisenberg particles. When applying an external magnetic field on the spin chain cluster, the ground state doublet will generate Zeeman splitting. As a two-level quantum system, the split ground state doublet can be defined as a new 'spin cluster qubit'. The cluster quibit is shown to be more robust with a smaller decoherence rate. We realize universal single-qubit gates with the algebraic dynamical method, by applying a time-dependent magnetic field on the spin cluster. We also investigate a two-qubit system made up of two such Heisenberg spin chain clusters which interact through a tunable Heisenberg coupling. In the two-qubit product basis, the controlled quantum phase gates can be generated by applying a magnetic field along the z-axis on the system of the two clusters. One can realize the controlled-NOT gate through a three-step time evolution by adjusting the corresponding physical parameters. Our scheme involves two kinds of dynamically distinct operations, which is much simpler and more feasible.

DOI
10.1088/0953-4075/43/12/125503

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We study an anisotropic spin cluster of 3 spin S = 1/2 particles with antiferromagnetic exchange interaction with non-uniform coupling constants. A time-dependent magnetic field is applied to control the time evolution of the cluster. It is well known that for an odd number of sites a spin cluster qubit can be defined in terms of the ground state doublet. The universal one-qubit logic gate can be constructed from the time evolution operator of the non-autonomous many-body system, and the six basic one-qubit gates can be realized by adjusting the applied time-dependent magnetic field.
We investigate an anisotropic Heisenberg spin cluster with five particles controlled by a time-dependent magnetic field. With the algebraic dynamical method, we obtain the exact analytical solution to the time dependent Schrödinger equation. Based on the analytical solution, it is shown that the system can be used as a universal single qubit logic gate controlled by the strength and frequency of the magnetic field, and the six special single qubit logic gates can be realized physically. We also discuss the anti-decoherence property of the qubit and its logic gates resulted from particle coupling effect and collectivity of the cluster.
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