arXiv:quant-ph/0208092 · Physical Review A

Tackling systematic errors in quantum logic gates with composite rotations

Holly K. Cummins, Gavin Llewellyn, Jonathan A. Jones

Published Apr 15, 2003• 250 citations

Abstract

We describe the use of composite rotations to combat systematic errors in single-qubit quantum logic gates and discuss three families of composite rotations which can be used to correct off-resonance and pulse length errors. Although developed and described within the context of nuclear magnetic resonance quantum computing, these sequences should be applicable to any implementation of quantum computation.

DOI: 10.1103/physreva.67.042308

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