Optimal Model for Fewer-Qubit CNOT Gates With Rydberg Atoms

Fewer-qubit quantum logic gate, serving as a basic unit for constructing universal multiqubit gates, has been widely applied in quantum computing and quantum information. However, traditional constructions for fewer-qubit gates often utilize a multipulse protocol, which inevitably suffers from serious intrinsic errors during the gate execution. In this paper, we report an optimal model about universal two- and three-qubit CNOT gates mediated by excitation to Rydberg states with easily accessible van der Waals interactions. This gate depends on a global optimization to implement amplitude- and phase-modulated pulses via genetic algorithm, which can facilitate the gate operation with fewer optical pulses. Compared to conventional multipulse piecewise schemes, our gate can be realized by simultaneous excitation of atoms to the Rydberg states, saving the time for multipulse switching at different spatial locations. Our numerical simulations show that a single-pulse two- (three-) qubit CNOT gate is possibly achieved with a fidelity of 99.23% (90.39%) for two qubits separated by 7.10 mu m when the fluctuation of Rydberg interactions is excluded. Our work is promising for achieving fast and convenient multiqubit quantum computing in the study of neutral-atom quantum technology.

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This paper presents an optimal model for constructing universal two- and three-qubit CNOT gates using excitation to Rydberg states. The gate relies on global optimization to implement amplitude- and phase-modulated pulses, allowing for fewer optical pulses. Numerical simulations show high fidelity for this gate under specific conditions.