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arXiv:quant-ph/0008110 · Physical Review A

Implementing universal multiqubit quantum logic gates in three- and four-spin systems at room temperature

Jiangfeng Du, Mingjun Shi, Jihui Wu, Xianyi Zhou, Rongdian Han

Published Mar 12, 2001• 31 citations
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Abstract

In this paper, we present the experimental realization of multiqubit gates ${\ensuremath{\Lambda}}_{n}($NOT) in macroscopic ensemble of three-qubit and four-qubit molecules. Instead of depending heavily on the two-bit universal gate, which served as the basic quantum operation in quantum computing, we use pulses of well-defined frequency and length that simultaneously apply to all qubits in a quantum register. It appears that this method is experimentally convenient when this procedure is extended to more qubits on some quantum computation, and it can also be used in other physical systems.

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10.1103/physreva.63.042302

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In this paper, we present the experimental realization of multiqubit gates \ensuremathΛn({\ensuremath{\Lambda}}_{n}(\ensuremathΛn​(NOT) in macroscopic ensemble of three-qubit and four-qubit molecules. Instead of depending heavily on the two-bit universal gate, which served as the basic quantum operation in quantum computing, we use pulses of well-defined frequency and length that simultaneously apply to all qubits in a quantum register. It appears that this method is experimentally convenient when this procedure is extended to more qubits on some quantum computation, and it can also be used in other physical systems.
Much of the current understanding of logic gates for quantum computation relies on the application of one- and two-qubit gates in order to implement a universal set of logic gates, as well as other gates. Such ideas stem from the notion that the Hamiltonians available for quantum computation are one or two-body processes. However, present day NMR implementations of quantum information processing (QIP) rely on the internal Hamiltonian of a liquid state system in which there are many two-body processes that occur simultaneously. Such use of the internal Hamiltonian allows for the creation of `multiqubit' logic gates, i.e. logic gates that operate on many qubits simultaneously and are more efficient than a sequence of one- and two-qubit rotations that effect the same operation. Such larger qubit operations offer a universal set of gates (even when not all couplings within the internal Hamiltonian are readily accessible) as well as more convenient and efficient implementations of the Hadamard transform, the controlled-NOT gate, and a quantum Fourier transform that scales linearly (assuming all couplings can be turned on and off at will).
We propose how to realize a multiqubit tunable phase gate of one qubit simultaneously controlling nnn qubits with four-level quantum systems in a cavity or coupled to a resonator. Each of the nnn two-qubit controlled-phase (cp) gates involved in this multiqubit phase gate has a shared control qubit but a different target qubit. In this proposal, the two lowest levels of each system represent the two logical states of a qubit while the two higher-energy intermediate levels are used for the gate implementation. The method presented here operates essentially by creating a single photon through the control qubit, which then induces a phase shift to the state of each target qubit. The phase shifts on each target qubit can be adjusted by changing the Rabi frequencies of the pulses applied to the target qubit systems. The operation time for the gate implementation is independent of the number of qubits, and neither adjustment of the qubit level spacings nor adjustment of the cavity mode frequency during the gate operation is required by this proposal. It is also noted that this approach can be applied to implement certain types of significant multiqubit phase gates (e.g., the multiqubit phase gate consisting of nnn two-qubit cp gates which are key elements in quantum Fourier transforms). A possible physical implementation of our approach is presented. Our proposal is quite general and can be applied to physical systems such as various types of superconducting devices coupled to a resonator and trapped atoms in a cavity.
We investigate numerically a single-electromagnetic-pulse implementation of a quantum control-not (CN) gate for an ensemble of Ising spin systems at room temperature. For an ensemble of four-spin ``molecules'' we simulate the time evolution of the density matrix for both digital and superpositional initial conditions. Our numerical calculations confirm the feasibility of implementation of a quantum CN gate in this system at finite temperature, using a single electromagnetic \ensuremath{\pi} pulse. We also study the quantum dynamics of creating entangled states in a macroscopic paramagnetic spin system at low temperatures, and compare the related quantum and corresponding classical dynamics. In the quantum case, one can create entangled states using a resonant interaction between the spin system and the electromagnetic \ensuremath{\pi} pulse. In the classical limit, the interaction of the spin system with the same pulse becomes nonresonant and the corresponding classical dynamics differs significantly from the quantum dynamics. This difference in the behavior of the macroscopic magnetization can be used in experiments as an indication of the existence of entangled states.
In general, implementing a multi-logical-qubit gate by manipulating quantum states in a decoherence-free subspace (DFS) becomes more complex and difficult when increasing the number of logical qubits. In this work, we propose an idea to realize quantum gates by manipulating quantum states outside their DFS but having the states of the logical qubits remain in their DFS before and after the gate operation. This proposal has the following features: (i) because the states are manipulated outside the DFS, the multiqubit gate implementation can be simplified when compared to realizing a multiqubit gate via manipulating quantum states within the DFS, which usually requires unitary operations over a large DFS, and (ii) because the states of the logical qubits return to the DFS after the gate operation, the errors caused by decoherence during the gate operation are not accumulated for a long-running calculation, and the states of the logical qubits are immune to decoherence when they are stored. Based on this proposal, we then present a way for realizing a multi-target-qubit controlled-not gate using logical qubits encoded in a decoherence-free subspace against collective dephasing. This gate is realized by employing qutrits (three-level quantum systems) placed in a cavity or coupled to a resonator. This proposal has the following advantages: (i) the states of the logical qubits return to their DFS after the gate operation; (ii) the gate can be implemented with only a few basic operations; (iii) the gate operation time is independent of the number of logical qubits; (iv) this gate can be deterministically implemented because no measurement is needed; (v) the intermediate higher-energy level for all qutrits is not occupied during the entire operation, thus decoherence from this level is greatly suppressed; (vi) this proposal is universal and can be applied to realize the proposed gate using natural atoms or artificial atoms (e.g., quantum dots, nitrogen-vacancy centers, and various superconducting qutrits, etc.) placed in a cavity or coupled to a resonator. As an application, we also show how to apply this gate to create a Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger (GHZ) entangled state of multiple logical qubits encoded in DFS, and further investigate the experimental feasibility for creating the GHZ state of three logical qubits in the DFS, by using six superconducting transmon qutrits coupled to a one-dimensional coplanar waveguide resonator.
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