With a paper published in the 19 February 2025 issue of Nature[1],Microsoft(Redmond,WA,USA)fanned the flames of its unique vision for quantum computing:a stable,error-resistant qubit based on the Majorana fermion,one ...With a paper published in the 19 February 2025 issue of Nature[1],Microsoft(Redmond,WA,USA)fanned the flames of its unique vision for quantum computing:a stable,error-resistant qubit based on the Majorana fermion,one of the strangest and most elusive particles in physics.The Microsoft Azure Quantum research team’s descriptions of a means to detect the as-yet theoretical particles[1]—called“an entirely new state of matter”by Microsoft’s chief executive officer[2]—and a design for a chip powered by them(Fig.1)[3]have refocused attention on the company’s ambition to build a topological quantum computer.The approach—if it works—could potentially leapfrog every other in the field.展开更多
A team of researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China(USTC)of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS)and its partners have made significant advancements in random quantum circuit sampling with Zuch...A team of researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China(USTC)of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS)and its partners have made significant advancements in random quantum circuit sampling with Zuchongzhi-3,a superconducting quantum computing prototype featuring 105 qubits and 182 couplers.展开更多
Data security has become a growing priority due to the increasing frequency of cyber-attacks,necessitating the development of more advanced encryption algorithms.This paper introduces Single Qubit Quantum Logistic-Sin...Data security has become a growing priority due to the increasing frequency of cyber-attacks,necessitating the development of more advanced encryption algorithms.This paper introduces Single Qubit Quantum Logistic-Sine XYZ-Rotation Maps(SQQLSR),a quantum-based chaos map designed to generate one-dimensional chaotic sequences with an ultra-wide parameter range.The proposed model leverages quantum superposition using Hadamard gates and quantum rotations along the X,Y,and Z axes to enhance randomness.Extensive numerical experiments validate the effectiveness of SQQLSR.The proposed method achieves a maximum Lyapunov exponent(LE)of≈55.265,surpassing traditional chaotic maps in unpredictability.The bifurcation analysis confirms a uniform chaotic distribution,eliminating periodic windows and ensuring higher randomness.The system also generates an expanded key space exceeding 10^(40),enhancing security against brute-force attacks.Additionally,SQQLSR is applied to image encryption using a simple three-layer encryption scheme combining permutation and substitution techniques.This approach is intentionally designed to highlight the impact of SQQLSR-generated chaotic sequences rather than relying on a complex encryption algorithm.Theencryption method achieves an average entropy of 7.9994,NPCR above 99.6%,and UACI within 32.8%–33.8%,confirming its strong randomness and sensitivity to minor modifications.The robustness tests against noise,cropping,and JPEG compression demonstrate its resistance to statistical and differential attacks.Additionally,the decryption process ensures perfect image reconstruction with an infinite PSNR value,proving the algorithm’s reliability.These results highlight SQQLSR’s potential as a lightweight yet highly secure encryption mechanism suitable for quantum cryptography and secure communications.展开更多
Ramsey oscillations typically exhibit an exponential decay envelope due to environmental noise. However,recent experiments have observed nonmonotonic Ramsey fringes characterized by beating patterns, which deviate fro...Ramsey oscillations typically exhibit an exponential decay envelope due to environmental noise. However,recent experiments have observed nonmonotonic Ramsey fringes characterized by beating patterns, which deviate from the standard behavior. These beating patterns have primarily been attributed to charge-noise fluctuations.In this paper, we have experimentally observed Ramsey fringe with beating pattern for transmon qubits, and traced the origin to electric instruments induced flux noise.展开更多
For the quantum error correction and noisy intermediate-scale quantum algorithms to function with high efficiency,the raw fidelity of quantum logic gates on physical qubits needs to satisfy strict requirements.The neu...For the quantum error correction and noisy intermediate-scale quantum algorithms to function with high efficiency,the raw fidelity of quantum logic gates on physical qubits needs to satisfy strict requirements.The neutral atom quantum computing equipped with Rydberg blockade gates has made impressive progress recently,which makes it worthwhile to explore its potential in the two-qubit entangling gates,including the controlledphase gate,and in particular,the CZ gate.Provided the quantum coherence is well preserved,improving the fidelity of Rydberg blockade gates calls for special mechanisms to deal with adverse effects caused by realistic experimental conditions.Here,the heralded very-high-fidelity Rydberg blockade controlled-phase gate is designed to address these issues,which contains self-correction and projection as the key steps.This trailblazing method builds upon the previously established buffer-atom-mediated gate framework,with a special form of symmetry under parity–time transformation playing a crucial role in the process.We further analyze the performance with respect to a few typical sources of imperfections.This procedure can also be regarded as quantum hardware error correction or mitigation.While this paper by itself does not cover every single subtle issue and still contains many oversimplifications,we find it reasonable to anticipate a very-high-fidelity two-qubit quantum logic gate operated in the sense of heralded but probabilistic,whose gate error can be reduced to the level of 10^(-4)–10^(-6)or even lower with reasonably high possibilities.展开更多
Hybrid qubits enable the hybridization of charge and spin degrees of freedom,which provides a way to realize both a relatively long coherence time and rapid qubit manipulation.Here,we use microwave driving to demonstr...Hybrid qubits enable the hybridization of charge and spin degrees of freedom,which provides a way to realize both a relatively long coherence time and rapid qubit manipulation.Here,we use microwave driving to demonstrate the coherent operation of a tunable hybrid qubit,including X-rotation,Z-rotation,and rotation around an arbitrary axis in the X-Y panel of the Bloch sphere.Moreover,the coherence properties of the qubit and its tunability are studied.The measured coherence time of the X-rotation reaches~14.3 ns.While for the Z-rotation,the maximum decoherence time is~5.8 ns due to the larger sensitivity to noise.By employing the Hahn echo sequence to mitigate the influence of the low-frequency noise,we have improved the qubit coherence time from~5.8 ns to~15.0 ns.Our results contribute to a further understanding of the hybrid qubit and a step towards achieving high-fidelity qubit gates in the hybrid qubit.展开更多
We propose a simple experimental scheme in which an unknown two-qubit state is faithfully and deterministically teleported from Alice to Bob. The scheme is constructed with four photons from parametric down conversion...We propose a simple experimental scheme in which an unknown two-qubit state is faithfully and deterministically teleported from Alice to Bob. The scheme is constructed with four photons from parametric down conversion, linear optical elements, and conventional photon detectors, all of which are available in current technology. It is shown that the probability of successful teleportation ideally reaches 100% based on single-photon two-qubit-assisted Bell-state measurement, which can distinguish all four Bell-states simultaneously via conventional photon detectors. By generalizing the scheme, the teleportation of an unknown multi-qubit system can also be realized.展开更多
In this paper, two novel schemes for deterministic joint remote state preparation(JRSP) of arbitrary single- and twoqubit states are proposed. A set of ingenious four-particle partially entangled states are construc...In this paper, two novel schemes for deterministic joint remote state preparation(JRSP) of arbitrary single- and twoqubit states are proposed. A set of ingenious four-particle partially entangled states are constructed to serve as the quantum channels. In our schemes, two senders and one receiver are involved. Participants collaborate with each other and perform projective measurements on their own particles under an elaborate measurement basis. Based on their measurement results,the receiver can reestablish the target state by means of appropriate local unitary operations deterministically. Unit success probability can be achieved independent of the channel's entanglement degree.展开更多
Realization of a flexible and tunable coupling scheme among qubits is critical for scalable quantum information processing.Here,we design and characterize a tunable coupling element based on Josephson junction,which c...Realization of a flexible and tunable coupling scheme among qubits is critical for scalable quantum information processing.Here,we design and characterize a tunable coupling element based on Josephson junction,which can be adapted to an all-to-all connected circuit architecture where multiple Xmon qubits couple to a common coplanar waveguide resonator.The coupling strength is experimentally verified to be adjustable from 0 MHz to about 40 MHz,and the qubit lifetime can still be up to 12μs in the presence of the coupling element.展开更多
Feasible schemes for implementing quantum swap gates of both coherent-state qubits and photonic qubits are proposed using a A-type atomic ensemble trapped in a bimodal optical cavity. In both protocols, the decoherenc...Feasible schemes for implementing quantum swap gates of both coherent-state qubits and photonic qubits are proposed using a A-type atomic ensemble trapped in a bimodal optical cavity. In both protocols, the decoherence from atomic spontaneous emission is negligible due to the fact that the excited states of the atoms are adiabatically eliminated under large detuning condition and the swap gates can be created in a single step. In our schemes, the required atoms-cavity interaction time decreases with the increase of the number of atoms, which is very important in view of decoherence. The experimental feasibilities of the schemes are also discussed.展开更多
One of the primary origins of the energy relaxation in superconducting qubits is the quasiparticle loss. The quasiparticles can be excited remarkably by infrared radiation. In order to minimize the density of quasipar...One of the primary origins of the energy relaxation in superconducting qubits is the quasiparticle loss. The quasiparticles can be excited remarkably by infrared radiation. In order to minimize the density of quasiparticle and increase the qubit relaxation time, we design and fabricate the infrared filter and shield for superconducting qubits. In comparison with previous filters and shields, a nonmagnetic dielectric is used as the infrared absorbing material, greatly suppressing the background magnetic fluctuations. The filters can be made to impedance-match with other microwave devices. Using the as-fabricated infrared filter and shield, we increased the relaxation time of a transmon qubit from 519 ns to 1125 ns.展开更多
We propose a scheme for generating Bell states involving two SQUID-based charge qubits by coupling themto a nanomechanical resonator.We also show that it is possible to implement a two-qubit logic gate between the two...We propose a scheme for generating Bell states involving two SQUID-based charge qubits by coupling themto a nanomechanical resonator.We also show that it is possible to implement a two-qubit logic gate between the twocharge qubits by choosing carefully the interaction time.展开更多
We report the implementation of qubit-lubit coupling in a three-dimensional (3D) cavity, using the exchange of virtual photons, to realize logical operations. We measure single photon and multi-photon transitions in...We report the implementation of qubit-lubit coupling in a three-dimensional (3D) cavity, using the exchange of virtual photons, to realize logical operations. We measure single photon and multi-photon transitions in this qubit-qubit coupling system and obtain its energy avoided-crossing spectrum. With ac-Stark effect, fast control of the qubits is achieved to tune the effective coupling on and off and the state-swap gate SWAP is successfully constructed. Moreover, using two-photon transition between the ground state and doubly observed. A quarter period of this oscillation corresponds to states, bSWAP and are the foundations of future gate excited states, a kind of two-photon Rabi-like oscillation is the logical gate bSbSWAP, which is used for generating Bell preparation of two-qubit Bell states and realization of CNOT展开更多
Single-flux-quantum(SFQ)circuits have great potential in building cryogenic quantum-classical interfaces for scaling up superconducting quantum processors.SFQ-based quantum gates have been designed and realized.Howeve...Single-flux-quantum(SFQ)circuits have great potential in building cryogenic quantum-classical interfaces for scaling up superconducting quantum processors.SFQ-based quantum gates have been designed and realized.However,current control schemes are difficult to tune the driving strength to qubits,which restricts the gate length and usually induces leakage to unwanted levels.In this study,we design the scheme and corresponding pulse generator circuit to continuously adjust the driving strength by coupling SFQ pulses with variable intervals.This scheme not only provides a way to adjust the SFQ-based gate length,but also proposes the possibility to tune the driving strength envelope.Simulations show that our scheme can suppress leakage to unwanted levels and reduce the error of SFQ-based Clifford gates by more than an order of magnitude.展开更多
We develop a fabrication process for the superconducting phase qubits in which Josephson junctions for both the qubit and superconducting quantum interference device(SQUID) detector are prepared by shadow evaporatio...We develop a fabrication process for the superconducting phase qubits in which Josephson junctions for both the qubit and superconducting quantum interference device(SQUID) detector are prepared by shadow evaporation with a suspended bridge. Al junctions with areas as small as 0.05 μm^2 are fabricated for the qubit, in which the number of the decoherencecausing two-level systems(TLS) residing in the tunnel barrier and proportional to the junction area are greatly reduced. The measured energy spectrum shows no avoided crossing arising from coherent TLS in the experimentally reachable flux bias range of the phase qubit, which demonstrates the energy relaxation time T1 and dephasing time Tφ on the order of 100 ns and 50 ns, respectively. We discuss several possible origins of decoherence from incoherent or weakly-coupled coherent TLS and further improvements of the qubit performance.展开更多
We report a fabrication process and characterization of the Josephson parametric amplifier(JPA) for the single-shot quantum state measurement of superconducting multiqubit system. The device is prepared using Nb film ...We report a fabrication process and characterization of the Josephson parametric amplifier(JPA) for the single-shot quantum state measurement of superconducting multiqubit system. The device is prepared using Nb film as its base layer,which is convenient in the sample patterning process like e-beam lithography and film etching. Our results show that the JPA has a bandwidth up to 600 MHz with gain above 15 dB and noise temperature approaching the quantum limit. The qubit state differentiation measurements demonstrate the signal-to-noise ratio around 3 and the readout fidelity above 97%and 91% for the ground and first-excited states, respectively.展开更多
On the condition of electric-LO phonon strong-coupling in a parabolic quantum dot, we obtain the eigenenergy of the ground-state and the first-excited state, the eigenfunctions of the ground-state and the first-excite...On the condition of electric-LO phonon strong-coupling in a parabolic quantum dot, we obtain the eigenenergy of the ground-state and the first-excited state, the eigenfunctions of the ground-state and the first-excited state by using variational method of Pekar type. This system in quantum dot may be employed as a two-level quantum system-qubit. When the electron is in the superposition state of the ground- and the first-excited state, we obtain the time evolution of the electron density. The relation of the probability density of electron on the Coulomb binding parameter and the relations of the period of oscillation on the Coulomb binding parameter, the electron-LO-phonon coupling constant and the confinement length are derived.展开更多
The sudden death of entanglement is investigated for the non-Markovian dynamic process of a pair of interacting flux qubits under a thermal bath. The results show that, for initially two-qubit entangled states, entang...The sudden death of entanglement is investigated for the non-Markovian dynamic process of a pair of interacting flux qubits under a thermal bath. The results show that, for initially two-qubit entangled states, entanglement sudden death (ESD) always happens in the thermal reservoir, where its appearance strongly depends on the environment. In particular, ESD of the qubits occurs more easily for the non-Markovian process than for the Markovian one.展开更多
Under the influence of an applied magnetic field(MF), the eigenenergies and the eigenfunctions of the ground and the first excited states(GFES) are obtained by using a variational method of the Pekar type(VMPT) in a s...Under the influence of an applied magnetic field(MF), the eigenenergies and the eigenfunctions of the ground and the first excited states(GFES) are obtained by using a variational method of the Pekar type(VMPT) in a strong electron-LO-phonon coupling asymmetrical Gaussian potential quantum well(AGPQW). This AGPQW system may be employed as a two-level qubit. The numerical results have indicated(i) that when the electron situates in the superposition state of the GFES, we obtain the time evolution and the coordinate change of the electron probability density in the AGPQW,(ii) that due to the presence of the asymmetrical potential in the growth direction of the AGPQW, the probability density shows double-peak configuration, whereas there is only one peak if the confinement is a two dimensional symmetric one in the xy plane of the AGPQW,(iii) that the oscillatory period is a decreasing function of the cyclotron frequency of the MF, the height of the AGPQW and the polaron radius,(iv) and that as the range of the confinement potential(RCP) decreases the oscillatory period will decrease firstly and then increase and it will take a minimum when R =-0.234 nm.展开更多
文摘With a paper published in the 19 February 2025 issue of Nature[1],Microsoft(Redmond,WA,USA)fanned the flames of its unique vision for quantum computing:a stable,error-resistant qubit based on the Majorana fermion,one of the strangest and most elusive particles in physics.The Microsoft Azure Quantum research team’s descriptions of a means to detect the as-yet theoretical particles[1]—called“an entirely new state of matter”by Microsoft’s chief executive officer[2]—and a design for a chip powered by them(Fig.1)[3]have refocused attention on the company’s ambition to build a topological quantum computer.The approach—if it works—could potentially leapfrog every other in the field.
文摘A team of researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China(USTC)of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS)and its partners have made significant advancements in random quantum circuit sampling with Zuchongzhi-3,a superconducting quantum computing prototype featuring 105 qubits and 182 couplers.
基金funded by Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi,Sains,dan Teknologi(Kemdiktisaintek),Indonesia,grant numbers 108/E5/PG.02.00.PL/2024,027/LL6/PB/AL.04/2024,061/A.38-04/UDN-09/VI/2024.
文摘Data security has become a growing priority due to the increasing frequency of cyber-attacks,necessitating the development of more advanced encryption algorithms.This paper introduces Single Qubit Quantum Logistic-Sine XYZ-Rotation Maps(SQQLSR),a quantum-based chaos map designed to generate one-dimensional chaotic sequences with an ultra-wide parameter range.The proposed model leverages quantum superposition using Hadamard gates and quantum rotations along the X,Y,and Z axes to enhance randomness.Extensive numerical experiments validate the effectiveness of SQQLSR.The proposed method achieves a maximum Lyapunov exponent(LE)of≈55.265,surpassing traditional chaotic maps in unpredictability.The bifurcation analysis confirms a uniform chaotic distribution,eliminating periodic windows and ensuring higher randomness.The system also generates an expanded key space exceeding 10^(40),enhancing security against brute-force attacks.Additionally,SQQLSR is applied to image encryption using a simple three-layer encryption scheme combining permutation and substitution techniques.This approach is intentionally designed to highlight the impact of SQQLSR-generated chaotic sequences rather than relying on a complex encryption algorithm.Theencryption method achieves an average entropy of 7.9994,NPCR above 99.6%,and UACI within 32.8%–33.8%,confirming its strong randomness and sensitivity to minor modifications.The robustness tests against noise,cropping,and JPEG compression demonstrate its resistance to statistical and differential attacks.Additionally,the decryption process ensures perfect image reconstruction with an infinite PSNR value,proving the algorithm’s reliability.These results highlight SQQLSR’s potential as a lightweight yet highly secure encryption mechanism suitable for quantum cryptography and secure communications.
文摘Ramsey oscillations typically exhibit an exponential decay envelope due to environmental noise. However,recent experiments have observed nonmonotonic Ramsey fringes characterized by beating patterns, which deviate from the standard behavior. These beating patterns have primarily been attributed to charge-noise fluctuations.In this paper, we have experimentally observed Ramsey fringe with beating pattern for transmon qubits, and traced the origin to electric instruments induced flux noise.
基金supported by the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality(Grant No.24DP2600202)the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2024YFB4504002)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.92165107)。
文摘For the quantum error correction and noisy intermediate-scale quantum algorithms to function with high efficiency,the raw fidelity of quantum logic gates on physical qubits needs to satisfy strict requirements.The neutral atom quantum computing equipped with Rydberg blockade gates has made impressive progress recently,which makes it worthwhile to explore its potential in the two-qubit entangling gates,including the controlledphase gate,and in particular,the CZ gate.Provided the quantum coherence is well preserved,improving the fidelity of Rydberg blockade gates calls for special mechanisms to deal with adverse effects caused by realistic experimental conditions.Here,the heralded very-high-fidelity Rydberg blockade controlled-phase gate is designed to address these issues,which contains self-correction and projection as the key steps.This trailblazing method builds upon the previously established buffer-atom-mediated gate framework,with a special form of symmetry under parity–time transformation playing a crucial role in the process.We further analyze the performance with respect to a few typical sources of imperfections.This procedure can also be regarded as quantum hardware error correction or mitigation.While this paper by itself does not cover every single subtle issue and still contains many oversimplifications,we find it reasonable to anticipate a very-high-fidelity two-qubit quantum logic gate operated in the sense of heralded but probabilistic,whose gate error can be reduced to the level of 10^(-4)–10^(-6)or even lower with reasonably high possibilities.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.92265113,12074368,and 12034018)the USTC Tang Scholarship。
文摘Hybrid qubits enable the hybridization of charge and spin degrees of freedom,which provides a way to realize both a relatively long coherence time and rapid qubit manipulation.Here,we use microwave driving to demonstrate the coherent operation of a tunable hybrid qubit,including X-rotation,Z-rotation,and rotation around an arbitrary axis in the X-Y panel of the Bloch sphere.Moreover,the coherence properties of the qubit and its tunability are studied.The measured coherence time of the X-rotation reaches~14.3 ns.While for the Z-rotation,the maximum decoherence time is~5.8 ns due to the larger sensitivity to noise.By employing the Hahn echo sequence to mitigate the influence of the low-frequency noise,we have improved the qubit coherence time from~5.8 ns to~15.0 ns.Our results contribute to a further understanding of the hybrid qubit and a step towards achieving high-fidelity qubit gates in the hybrid qubit.
文摘We propose a simple experimental scheme in which an unknown two-qubit state is faithfully and deterministically teleported from Alice to Bob. The scheme is constructed with four photons from parametric down conversion, linear optical elements, and conventional photon detectors, all of which are available in current technology. It is shown that the probability of successful teleportation ideally reaches 100% based on single-photon two-qubit-assisted Bell-state measurement, which can distinguish all four Bell-states simultaneously via conventional photon detectors. By generalizing the scheme, the teleportation of an unknown multi-qubit system can also be realized.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61372076 and 61301171)the 111 Project(Grant No.B08038)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China(Grant No.K5051201021)
文摘In this paper, two novel schemes for deterministic joint remote state preparation(JRSP) of arbitrary single- and twoqubit states are proposed. A set of ingenious four-particle partially entangled states are constructed to serve as the quantum channels. In our schemes, two senders and one receiver are involved. Participants collaborate with each other and perform projective measurements on their own particles under an elaborate measurement basis. Based on their measurement results,the receiver can reestablish the target state by means of appropriate local unitary operations deterministically. Unit success probability can be achieved independent of the channel's entanglement degree.
基金Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant Nos.2017YFA0304300 and 2016YFA0300600)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11725419 and 11434008)the Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.XDB28000000)
文摘Realization of a flexible and tunable coupling scheme among qubits is critical for scalable quantum information processing.Here,we design and characterize a tunable coupling element based on Josephson junction,which can be adapted to an all-to-all connected circuit architecture where multiple Xmon qubits couple to a common coplanar waveguide resonator.The coupling strength is experimentally verified to be adjustable from 0 MHz to about 40 MHz,and the qubit lifetime can still be up to 12μs in the presence of the coupling element.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11004050)the Key Scientific Research Fund of Hunan Provincial Education Department,China (Grant No. 09A013)+2 种基金the Scientific Research Fund of Hunan Provincial Education Department of China (Grant No. 10B013)the Science and Technology Research Foundation of Hunan Province of China (Grant No. 2010FJ4120)the Science Foundation of Hengyang Normal University,China (Grant No. 09A28)
文摘Feasible schemes for implementing quantum swap gates of both coherent-state qubits and photonic qubits are proposed using a A-type atomic ensemble trapped in a bimodal optical cavity. In both protocols, the decoherence from atomic spontaneous emission is negligible due to the fact that the excited states of the atoms are adiabatically eliminated under large detuning condition and the swap gates can be created in a single step. In our schemes, the required atoms-cavity interaction time decreases with the increase of the number of atoms, which is very important in view of decoherence. The experimental feasibilities of the schemes are also discussed.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.91321310,11274156,11474152,11474153,61521001,and 11504165)the State Key Program for Basic Research of China(Grant Nos.2011CB922104 and 2011CBA00205)
文摘One of the primary origins of the energy relaxation in superconducting qubits is the quasiparticle loss. The quasiparticles can be excited remarkably by infrared radiation. In order to minimize the density of quasiparticle and increase the qubit relaxation time, we design and fabricate the infrared filter and shield for superconducting qubits. In comparison with previous filters and shields, a nonmagnetic dielectric is used as the infrared absorbing material, greatly suppressing the background magnetic fluctuations. The filters can be made to impedance-match with other microwave devices. Using the as-fabricated infrared filter and shield, we increased the relaxation time of a transmon qubit from 519 ns to 1125 ns.
基金The project supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 10325523the National Fundamental Research Program of China under Grant No. 2001CB309310the Scientific Research Fund of the Education Department of Hunan Province under Grant No. 06C354
文摘We propose a scheme for generating Bell states involving two SQUID-based charge qubits by coupling themto a nanomechanical resonator.We also show that it is possible to implement a two-qubit logic gate between the twocharge qubits by choosing carefully the interaction time.
基金Project supported by the National Basic Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2011CBA00304)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.60836001 and 61174084)the Tsinghua University Initiative Scientific Research Program,China(Grant No.20131089314)
文摘We report the implementation of qubit-lubit coupling in a three-dimensional (3D) cavity, using the exchange of virtual photons, to realize logical operations. We measure single photon and multi-photon transitions in this qubit-qubit coupling system and obtain its energy avoided-crossing spectrum. With ac-Stark effect, fast control of the qubits is achieved to tune the effective coupling on and off and the state-swap gate SWAP is successfully constructed. Moreover, using two-photon transition between the ground state and doubly observed. A quarter period of this oscillation corresponds to states, bSWAP and are the foundations of future gate excited states, a kind of two-photon Rabi-like oscillation is the logical gate bSbSWAP, which is used for generating Bell preparation of two-qubit Bell states and realization of CNOT
基金Project supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.92065116)the Key-Area Research and Development Program of Guangdong Province,China (Grant No.2020B0303030002)+1 种基金the Shanghai Technology Innovation Action Plan Integrated Circuit Technology Support Program (Grant No.22DZ1100200)the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No.XDA18000000)。
文摘Single-flux-quantum(SFQ)circuits have great potential in building cryogenic quantum-classical interfaces for scaling up superconducting quantum processors.SFQ-based quantum gates have been designed and realized.However,current control schemes are difficult to tune the driving strength to qubits,which restricts the gate length and usually induces leakage to unwanted levels.In this study,we design the scheme and corresponding pulse generator circuit to continuously adjust the driving strength by coupling SFQ pulses with variable intervals.This scheme not only provides a way to adjust the SFQ-based gate length,but also proposes the possibility to tune the driving strength envelope.Simulations show that our scheme can suppress leakage to unwanted levels and reduce the error of SFQ-based Clifford gates by more than an order of magnitude.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant Nos.2014CB921202,2015CB921104,and 2016YFA0300601)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.91321208 and 11674380)
文摘We develop a fabrication process for the superconducting phase qubits in which Josephson junctions for both the qubit and superconducting quantum interference device(SQUID) detector are prepared by shadow evaporation with a suspended bridge. Al junctions with areas as small as 0.05 μm^2 are fabricated for the qubit, in which the number of the decoherencecausing two-level systems(TLS) residing in the tunnel barrier and proportional to the junction area are greatly reduced. The measured energy spectrum shows no avoided crossing arising from coherent TLS in the experimentally reachable flux bias range of the phase qubit, which demonstrates the energy relaxation time T1 and dephasing time Tφ on the order of 100 ns and 50 ns, respectively. We discuss several possible origins of decoherence from incoherent or weakly-coupled coherent TLS and further improvements of the qubit performance.
基金Project supported by the Science Funds from the Ministry of Science and Technology of China(Grant Nos.2015CB921104 and 2016YFA0300601)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11674380 and 11874063)+1 种基金the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant Nos.XDB07010300 and XDB28000000)the Key Research and Development Program of Guangdong Province,China(Grant No.2018B030326001)
文摘We report a fabrication process and characterization of the Josephson parametric amplifier(JPA) for the single-shot quantum state measurement of superconducting multiqubit system. The device is prepared using Nb film as its base layer,which is convenient in the sample patterning process like e-beam lithography and film etching. Our results show that the JPA has a bandwidth up to 600 MHz with gain above 15 dB and noise temperature approaching the quantum limit. The qubit state differentiation measurements demonstrate the signal-to-noise ratio around 3 and the readout fidelity above 97%and 91% for the ground and first-excited states, respectively.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.10347004
文摘On the condition of electric-LO phonon strong-coupling in a parabolic quantum dot, we obtain the eigenenergy of the ground-state and the first-excited state, the eigenfunctions of the ground-state and the first-excited state by using variational method of Pekar type. This system in quantum dot may be employed as a two-level quantum system-qubit. When the electron is in the superposition state of the ground- and the first-excited state, we obtain the time evolution of the electron density. The relation of the probability density of electron on the Coulomb binding parameter and the relations of the period of oscillation on the Coulomb binding parameter, the electron-LO-phonon coupling constant and the confinement length are derived.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.10864002)
文摘The sudden death of entanglement is investigated for the non-Markovian dynamic process of a pair of interacting flux qubits under a thermal bath. The results show that, for initially two-qubit entangled states, entanglement sudden death (ESD) always happens in the thermal reservoir, where its appearance strongly depends on the environment. In particular, ESD of the qubits occurs more easily for the non-Markovian process than for the Markovian one.
基金Supported by the National Science Foundation of China under Grant No.11464034
文摘Under the influence of an applied magnetic field(MF), the eigenenergies and the eigenfunctions of the ground and the first excited states(GFES) are obtained by using a variational method of the Pekar type(VMPT) in a strong electron-LO-phonon coupling asymmetrical Gaussian potential quantum well(AGPQW). This AGPQW system may be employed as a two-level qubit. The numerical results have indicated(i) that when the electron situates in the superposition state of the GFES, we obtain the time evolution and the coordinate change of the electron probability density in the AGPQW,(ii) that due to the presence of the asymmetrical potential in the growth direction of the AGPQW, the probability density shows double-peak configuration, whereas there is only one peak if the confinement is a two dimensional symmetric one in the xy plane of the AGPQW,(iii) that the oscillatory period is a decreasing function of the cyclotron frequency of the MF, the height of the AGPQW and the polaron radius,(iv) and that as the range of the confinement potential(RCP) decreases the oscillatory period will decrease firstly and then increase and it will take a minimum when R =-0.234 nm.