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arXiv:quant-ph/0509150

Geometric nature in adiabatic evolution of dark eigenstates

Shi-Liang Zhu, Z. D. Wang

Published Sep 21, 2005• 0 citations
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Abstract

In a recent Letter [Phys. Rev. Lett. {\bf 95}, 080502 (2005)], an interesting scheme was proposed to implement a type of conditional quantum phase gates with built-in fault-tolerant feature via adiabatic evolution of dark eigenstates. In this comment we elaborate the geometric nature of the gate scheme and clarify that it still belongs to a class of conventional geometric quantum computation.

DOI
10.48550/arxiv.quant-ph/0509150

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In a recent Letter [Phys. Rev. Lett. {\bf 95}, 080502 (2005)], an interesting scheme was proposed to implement a type of conditional quantum phase gates with built-in fault-tolerant feature via adiabatic evolution of dark eigenstates. In this comment we elaborate the geometric nature of the gate scheme and clarify that it still belongs to a class of conventional geometric quantum computation.
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We propose a new class of unconventional geometric gates involving nonzero dynamic phases, and elucidate that geometric quantum computation can be implemented by using these gates. Comparing with the conventional geometric gate operation, in which the dynamic phase shift must be removed or avoided, the gates proposed here may be operated more simply. We illustrate in detail that unconventional nontrivial two-qubit geometric gates with built-in fault-tolerant geometric features can be implemented in real physical systems.
We propose a new approach to quantum phase gates via the adiabatic evolution. The conditional phase shift is neither of dynamical nor geometric origin. It arises from the adiabatic evolution of the dark state itself. Taking advantage of the adiabatic passage, this kind of quantum logic gates is robust against moderate fluctuations of experimental parameters. In comparison with the geometric phase gates, it is unnecessary to drive the system to undergo a desired cyclic evolution to obtain a desired solid angle. Thus, the procedure is simplified, and the fidelity may be further improved since the errors in obtaining the required solid angle are avoided. We illustrate such a kind of quantum logic gates in the ion trap system. The idea can also be realized in other systems, opening a new perspective for quantum information processing.
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