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arXiv:cond-mat/0310386 · Physical review. B, Condensed matter

Adiabatic evolution of a coupled-qubit Hamiltonian

Valentina Corato, P. Silvestrini, Leo Stodolsky, J. Wosiek

Published Dec 11, 2003• 8 citations
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Abstract

We present a general method for studying coupled qubits driven by adiabatically changing external parameters. Extended calculations are provided for a two-bit Hamiltonian whose eigenstates can be used as logical states for a quantum CNOT gate. From a numerical analysis of the stationary Schr\"odinger equation we find a set of parameters suitable for representing CNOT, while from a time-dependent study the conditions for adiabatic evolution are determined. Specializing to a concrete physical system involving superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUID's), we determine reasonable parameters for experimental purposes. The dissipation for SQUID's is discussed by fitting experimental data. The low dissipation obtained supports the idea that adiabatic operations could be performed on a time scale shorter than the decoherence time.

DOI
10.1103/physrevb.68.224508

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