Physical Review A
Creating cluster states in flux qubits with XY -type exchange interactions
Zu-Rong Zhang, Chunyan Li, Chun-Wang Wu, Hong‐Yi Dai, Cheng-Zu Li
Abstract
We propose a theoretical scheme to generate flux-qubit clusters using $\mathit{XY}$ interactions. In our scheme, two neighboring qubits are coupled via a dc superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID). All flux qubits are always biased at their optimal points. The $\mathit{XY}$ interaction can be controlled by the bias current applied to the SQUID for the two coupled qubits with the same resonance frequencies or by the frequency of a microwave pulse applied to the SQUID for the two coupled qubits with unequal resonance frequencies. The generation of a $d$-dimensional cluster state needs only $2d$ steps. Existing technology allows us to rapidly modulate the bias current and easily control the frequency of the pulse, and thus our scheme is experimentally feasible.